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Split no more, Spider-Man gets another swing with Marvel
LOS ANGELES - Spider-Man won't be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon. After a public fallout last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Studios have found a way to wor...
Sep 27, 2019

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews tries to focus on job during tough week
TORONTO - Auston Matthews is attempting to focus on hockey as a turbulent week continues for the Toronto Maple Leafs star centre. Matthews once again was in the spotlight at the Leafs' morning skate t...
Sep 27, 2019

Women's hockey gold 'long overdue' Canada's Maschmeyer says ahead of 2020 tourney
HALIFAX - National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year's IIHF Women's World Championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a "long overdue" opportunity to reclai...
Sep 27, 2019

Singh vows to protect coastlines, slams Trudeau for buying pipeline
LADYSMITH, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promoting his party's plan to safeguard the environment along Canada's coastlines. Speaking on British Columbia's Vancouver Island today, S...
Sep 27, 2019

Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown secure 100-metre semifinal spots at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadians Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown have advanced to the semifinals in the men's 100 metres at the world track and field championships. De Grasse, a three-time Olympic medallist&nb...
Sep 27, 2019

Leafs' Dubas says he learned of charge against Auston Matthews via Twitter
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas learned of the headline-grabbing allegation against Auston Matthews the same way many fans did - on Twitter. Dubas addressed r...
Sep 27, 2019

Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending
OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...
Sep 27, 2019

Greens' universal pharmacare proposal costed at $27B next year
Introducing universal pharmacare would cost $26.7 billion in the first year, the federal Greens said Wednesday as they released the financial details attached to their platform promises. The pledge to...
Sep 27, 2019

Canada team manager Alana Gattinger blazes trail at Rugby World Cup in Japan
While head coach Kingsley Jones oversees the Canadian team on the field, Alana Gattinger's job is to ensure everything else runs smoothly for the Canadian men at the Rugby World Cup. The 30-year-...
Sep 27, 2019

Conservatives highlight home-renovation credit as part of climate plan
JONQUIERE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer used a campaign stop in Quebec on Wednesday to promote his green plan, which he says is the most realistic way for Canada to reach its targets ...
Sep 27, 2019