Author Archives:

SALT LAKE CITY - Canadians Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Leonard Miller plus Toronto Raptors sophomore Scottie Barnes are among the 28 players named to the Jordan Rising Stars game for NBA a...

TORONTO - Free-agent reliever Chad Green has signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to several media reports. Sportsnet, the Athletic, and Fantrax all confirmed the US$8.5 millio...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, the White...

OTTAWA - The commission investigating the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to quell the trucker protests last winter in Ottawa has asked for more time to complete its report. A governme...

MONTREAL - Kei Kamara says his affection for Montreal has not changed, even as the striker's contract dispute with the city's Major League Soccer club dominates training camp. Kamara spoke to the medi...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner released overdose figures for 2022, showing 2,272 residents died from toxic drugs last year. Lisa Lapointe says drug toxicity remains the leading cause of u...

In its latest effort to address the shortage of health-care workers in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is funding the creation of hundreds of new post-secondary training seats across 18 differ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle on Tuesday and "plenty of ammunition." Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said officers searc...

VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Tosaint Ricketts has announced his retirement from professional soccer. The 35-year-old Edmonton native will stay on with the Major League Soccer team as...

OTTAWA - Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge says ending abuse in sport will require complaints processes that include provincial-level athletes, not just national ones. St-Onge and provincial sport minist...