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Man filmed committing 'hateful act' against mother identified by Montreal police
MONTREAL - A man seen in a widely shared video harassing a woman with a vulgar slur and asking a crying child if he can have sex with the child's mother has been identified, Montreal police ...
Aug 11, 2019
J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital
NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it's the first time that the entirety of Salinge...
Aug 11, 2019
Grande Prairie waiting on half of provincial policing grants
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The province has written a letter to Grande Prairie city hall, saying it will not get half of a couple of grants to pay for policing until after a new provincial budget is approve...
Aug 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Former international Rhian Wilkinson named head coach of women's youth teams
TORONTO - For a long time, Rhian Wilkinson thought teaching would be her second career after her days as a soccer player were over. Coaching was not in the cards. "No, never. And I adamantly told...
Aug 11, 2019
Gymnast Ellie Black named Canadian flag-bearer for closing ceremony at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Gymnast Ellie Black will serve as Canadian flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Pan Am Games. Black, who won five medals in Lima, will carry the Maple Leaf into Peru's&nbs...
Aug 11, 2019
Whitecaps look to keep building momentum in 'hostile' Timbers territory
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau isn't daunted by the prospect of having tens of thousands of Portland Timbers fans taunting him from the stands. He's actually looking forward i...
Aug 11, 2019
Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims announces plans to retire at end of season
TORONTO - After 17 years of being a rugby league hammer to his opponents' nail, Toronto Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims has announced plans to retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old Australian,...
Aug 11, 2019
Battle between ex-brothers-in-law over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - There are few things as coveted in Montreal as Canadiens season tickets, and a Quebec man has found that cutting someone out from a long-standing ticket-sharing deal can come...
Aug 11, 2019
Battle between ex-brothers-in-law over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - There are few things as coveted in Montreal as Canadiens season tickets, and a Quebec man has found that cutting someone out from a long-standing ticket-sharing deal can come...
Aug 11, 2019
Refugees in 2015, Syrians now citizens in time for 2019 federal election
OTTAWA - Ahmad Almahmoud has dedicated time every day to follow the news, wanting to be an informed citizen for this fall's federal election. He is one of 25,000 Syrian refugees that were resettled in...
Aug 11, 2019