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Toronto FC ties New England 0-0, advances at MLS is Back Tournament
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto FC tied the New England Revolution 0-0 Tuesday morning to book its ticket to the round of 16 at the MLS is Back Tournament Toronto remained atop Group C with...
Jul 21, 2020

Going in the water again: 'Jaws' boat clone supports sharks
The Orca is headed back to the waters of New England, but this time, its mission isn't to hunt sharks. It's to help save them. A group of ocean advocates and movie buffs is turning an old lobster fish...
Jul 21, 2020

Prepare for remote voting in Commons this fall: committee
OTTAWA - The parliamentary committee that oversees the way the House of Commons works says the chamber should spend the summer getting ready for MPs to participate and vote from outside Ottawa. The gr...
Jul 21, 2020

Questions remain after police find body thought to be dad of dead Quebec girls
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Many questions remain in the case of a Quebec father whose body was found hours after the funeral for his two young daughters. Provincial police announced on Twi...
Jul 21, 2020

Transportation Safety Board to examine fatal helicopter crash site in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Members of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are expected to arrive in Newfoundland later today to investigate a fatal helicopter crash near Thorburn Lak...
Jul 21, 2020

Portman group will bring NWSL to Los Angeles in 2022
Actress Natalie Portman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman lead a group that will bring an expansion National Women's Soccer League team to the Los Angeles area in 2022. The team, tentatively named A...
Jul 21, 2020

Spike Lee doc of David Byrne's Broadway show to open TIFF
NEW YORK - The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will be a much diminished event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has an opening-night film. Spike Lee's filmed version of David...
Jul 21, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 21
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resolved...
Jul 21, 2020

Closing arguments in Ottawa cop's manslaughter trial continue in virtual hearing
Closing submissions in the trial of an Ottawa police officer charged in the death of a Black man continue today over video conference. Const. Daniel Montsion's hearing was initially scheduled for Apri...
Jul 21, 2020

Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 21, 2020