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Canadian men's soccer team earns standing ovation during Raptors game
TORONTO - Canada's World Cup-bound men's soccer team earned a standing ovation during the Toronto Raptors game Monday. Twenty-three players took centre-court with high-fives from The Raptor mascot fol...
Mar 28, 2022

Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Cong...
Mar 28, 2022

Dubas on lack of calls for Matthews: 'We wish the way that he played would draw more'
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Kyle Dubas flashed a smile. "Officiating," he added with a laugh before a brief pause. "Everything's great with officiating." The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager was making light...
Mar 28, 2022

Canadian men's World Cup qualification could give boost to local soccer teams
For the first time since 1986, Canada's men's soccer team will be at the World Cup.The World Cup is the largest sporting event in the world and undoubtedly, the canucks will have millions, if not bill...
Mar 28, 2022

'He was a brilliant lawyer:' Media community remembers Stuart Robertson
Members of Canada's media industry are remembering a prominent lawyer for his dedication to journalism and storytelling. Stuart Robertson, a Toronto-based lawyer specializing in media law, died Sunday...
Mar 28, 2022

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard charged with alleged sex assault in Montreal
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been charged in Quebec with sexual assault and forcible confinement. Nygard, who is also facing sex-related charges in Toronto and the United States, is schedul...
Mar 28, 2022

Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to 2017 leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022

Nunavut cabinet minister distances himself from duties after integrity ruling
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's integrity commissioner has found a cabinet minister breached his duty to remain objective and impartial when he approved his spouse as an acting deputy minister. Human Res...
Mar 28, 2022

Sheldon Kennedy addresses NHL general managers on safety, respect
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Sheldon Kennedy never envisioned a moment like this two decades ago. Kim Davis didn't see it coming as recently as 2018. The pair led a discussion with the NHL's 32 general managers ...
Mar 28, 2022

Cooling-off period won't ease B.C.'s real estate affordability crunch, says expert
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says people buying homes in the province's hot real estate market could soon be protected by a cooling-off period that gives them time to back out of an agre...
Mar 28, 2022