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Canada sending plane to Uganda to help with peacekeeping in Africa
VANCOUVER - A Canadian Forces Hercules plane will be sent to Uganda to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission during the next 12 months, transporting troops, equipment and s...
Aug 17, 2019

Russian pilot safely lands jetliner disabled by bird strike
MOSCOW - A Russian pilot whose passenger jet lost power in both engines after colliding with a flock of gulls shortly after takeoff Thursday managed to land in a cornfield smoothly enough that only on...
Aug 17, 2019

London teen lost at Malaysian resort died from ulcer bleed
SEREMBAN, Malaysia - Malaysian police said Thursday there were no signs of foul play in the death of a 15-year-old London girl who mysteriously disappeared from a nature resort, with an autopsy showin...
Aug 17, 2019

Drugs, weapons convictions in Philly shooting suspect's past
PHILADELPHIA - The criminal history of a man suspected of barricading himself inside a Philadelphia rowhome should have prevented him from legally owning the firepower he used Wednesday to wound six p...
Aug 16, 2019

Impact down Cavalry 1-0 to advance to Canadian Championship final
CALGARY - All the Impact had to do was hold Calgary's Cavalry FC scoreless in the second leg of the Canadian Championship final. They did that and more. Anthony Jackson-Hamel scored the only goal of t...
Aug 16, 2019

Harris throws three TD passes, runs for two others as Eskimos down Argos
TORONTO - Trevor Harris threw three TD passes and ran for two others to earn the Edmonton Eskimos a 41-26 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Harris completed 28-o...
Aug 16, 2019

AP source: John Hickenlooper ending his 2020 White House bid
DENVER - John Hickenlooper will drop out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, according to a Democrat close to him. The former two-term Colorado governor, who ran as a moderate warning ...
Aug 16, 2019

Redblacks hope to get sputtering offence in gear against East-leading Ticats
OTTAWA - It's hard to score points when you don't have the ball, and lately for the Ottawa Redblacks, it's hard to score points even when you do. The Redblacks (3-5) look to get their sputtering offen...
Aug 16, 2019

Grichuk, Guerrero hit back-to-back homers to set record as Jays top Mariners
TORONTO - Randal Grichuk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit back-to-back homers to set a new franchise record, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners with a ...
Aug 16, 2019

Toronto FC downs Ottawa Fury FC to advance to Canadian Championship final
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon returned from a groin injury Wednesday and made an immediate impact with two goals to help his team beat Ottawa Fury FC 3-0 to advance to the Canadian Championsh...
Aug 16, 2019