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OTTAWA - Syrians refugees admitted to Canada under the government's landmark resettlement program are slowly catching up to other refugee groups when it comes to finding jobs and connecting with their...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 13 will grow to approximately $15 million.  The...

NEW YORK - Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday. Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Manhattan Co...

OTTAWA - The Liberals were warned on the eve of an election year about the political consequences of following through on a four-year-old campaign promise to review the employment insurance system, ne...

OTTAWA - David MacNaughton, the U.S. ambassador who became the fulcrum of the federal Liberal government's strategy for managing relations with an impetuous and unpredictable White House, sa...

CLEVELAND - Baker Mayfield's got his hands on another cold beverage. He's not chugging this one. The Browns' star quarterback, who further endeared himself to Cleveland's fervent football fans by biti...

NEW YORK - Willie Nelson has come off his tour because of a "breathing problem." The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing "I need to have my doctor check out." Nelson had j...

MONTREAL - The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather on Friday at Molson Stadium.Officials called the g...

Canadian Elite Basketball League Saskatchewan Rattlers 74, Edmonton Stingers 73Hamilton Honey Badgers 131, Guelph Nighthawks 115CFL Saskatchewan 17, Montreal 10 (Game ended in 3rd quarter due to weath...

WASHINGTON - Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawm...