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Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame unveils class of 2019
TORONTO - Four athletes, two teams, a coach and a pair of builders will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame this year. The class of 2019 includes two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Al...
Sep 23, 2019
Predators target Cup with Matt Duchene, improved power play
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators have had plenty of time to look in the mirror. They still like what they see, but they did tweak the roster that had been good enough to win back-to-back Central Di...
Sep 23, 2019
In Q They Trust: With Quenneville, Panthers eyeing playoffs
SUNRISE, Fla. - It was April 8, the first Monday after the NHL regular season. As 16 teams were getting ready for the playoffs, the Florida Panthers - as usual - were getting ready to begin an off-sea...
Sep 23, 2019
Inspiring speeches on diversity, equal pay rule Emmy night
Emmy night is always a chaotic mix of the humorous, the emotional and the inspirational, mixed with some major sequins and glitter. And on this Emmy night, all those elements came together in one glor...
Sep 23, 2019
Court hears disclosure arguments in Meng Wanzhou case
VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's case is scheduled to return to court today, when arguments over the disclosure of documents is expected to be heard ahead of her extradition trial...
Sep 23, 2019
UK Supreme Court to rule Tuesday on Parliament suspension
LONDON - Britain's Supreme Court is to give its verdict Tuesday on legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week suspension of Parliament. Britain's highest court plans to announce the decision...
Sep 23, 2019
Liberals pay extra attention to seat held by Poilievre, the Tories' agitator
GREELY, Ont. - The battle for a semi-rural riding south of Ottawa has all the makings of something personal for the Liberals. Conservative Pierre Poilievre won it in 2015, but not by very much ov...
Sep 23, 2019
Battleground Ontario: Trudeau, Scheer hope Golden Horseshoe proves lucky
OTTAWA - Ontario: A place to take a stand, a place to grow your votes. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Liberal rival Justin Trudeau are each hoping to discover a bountiful crop of support as the...
Sep 23, 2019
Biden: Trump 'deserves' to be investigated over Ukraine call
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice-President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned w...
Sep 23, 2019
Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region'...
Sep 23, 2019