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Alouettes teammates, Blue Bombers running back named CFL top performers
Montreal quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke and Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris are the CFL's top performers for Week 15. All three played in the Alouettes'...
Sep 24, 2019
Conservatives pledge review of tax system to ease headaches for small businesses
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is pledging to repeal changes to the tax system that led to a near war between small business and the Liberal government two years ago. Scheer ...
Sep 24, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs release veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth from PTO
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs released veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth from his professional tryout on Tuesday. The 31-year-old was brought in to compete with Michael Hutchinson for the backup...
Sep 24, 2019
'Thrones,' 'Fleabag' top Emmys, Billy Porter makes history
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" resurrected the Iron Throne at Sunday's Emmy ceremony, ruling as top drama on a night of surprises in which "Pose" star Billy Porter made history and the comedy series ...
Sep 24, 2019
AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai says Saturday's presidential election threatens Afghanistan's best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war. Karzai, still one of the mo...
Sep 24, 2019
Craig MacTavish fired by KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after just eight games
Craig MacTavish's stint with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is already over. The Kontinental Hockey League team fired its head coach Tuesday just eight games into the regular season. MacTavish was hired by the R...
Sep 24, 2019
TV producer Dick Wolf making history with 'Law & Order: SVU'
NEW YORK - That familiar "cha-CHUNG" sound effect from the opening credits of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" this Thursday will signal the debut of a new season and something else - TV histor...
Sep 24, 2019
Tom Hanks to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks became one of Hollywood's beloved actors through an array of likable roles, from "Big" to "Forrest Gump," and now his decorated career has earned him one of the highest honours...
Sep 24, 2019
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been m...
Sep 24, 2019
Vettel ends 13-month winless run; Ferrari 1-2 at Singapore
SINGAPORE - Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel took advantage of an early pit stop to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and end a 13-month winless streak in Formula One. Vettel, who started third on...
Sep 24, 2019