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Herdman says Toronto FC knows it will take time to win back supporters' trust
TORONTO - After collecting four points in two road outings, Toronto FC opens the home half of the MLS season Saturday against Charlotte FC. And while the early signs have been positive - TFC has alrea...
Mar 08, 2024
Montreal Canadiens trade goaltender Jake Allen to New Jersey Devils for draft pick
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens traded goaltender Jake Allen to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional third-round draft pick Friday ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The pick in the 2025 draf...
Mar 08, 2024
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...
Mar 08, 2024
Canada's military will soon have a new leader. Will it finally be a woman?
OTTAWA - The search is on for the next leader of the Canadian Armed Forces - and it's long past time that a woman became chief of the defence staff, observers say. Canada has had 21 full-time defence ...
Mar 08, 2024
Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed
OTTAWA - A contractor that worked on ArriveCan is defending its integrity after Ottawa suspended its federal contracts following a report that its founder was a government employee. Dalian Enterprises...
Mar 08, 2024
RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
HOUSTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump's handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a...
Mar 08, 2024
Alberta RCMP say no charges after voter fraud probe into 2017 UCP leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say there will be no charges following a probe into potential voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney el...
Mar 08, 2024
Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to e...
Mar 08, 2024
Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search of landfill for women's remains
WINNIPEG - The families of two slain First Nations women are continuing to press the Manitoba government to search a landfill for their remains. The families, along with supporters and Indigenous lead...
Mar 08, 2024
2010 NL MVP Joey Votto agrees to non-roster invite with hometown Blue Jays
TORONTO - Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media. The 40-year-old first-baseman from Toronto joins the Blue Jays a...
Mar 08, 2024