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Toronto FC downs Ottawa Fury FC to advance to Canadian Championship final
Toronto FC advanced to the Canadian Championship final after defeating Ottawa Fury FC 3-0 on Wednesday. Nick DeLeon scored a pair of goals in the opening half and Patrick Mullins also scored for ...
Aug 14, 2019

Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 14, 2019

Air Ronge, La Ronge on list for flood mapping project
With flooding being Canada's most costly and frequent natural disaster, the federal and provincial governments have announced more than $1 million for flood mapping in 21 communities in Saskatchewan i...
Aug 14, 2019 The flood mapping will include light and radar data. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Docs: Robert Indiana had $13M in bank as house crumbled
ROCKLAND, Maine - Court documents indicate pop artist Robert Indiana had $13 million in the bank even as his house sank into disrepair before his death. Documents filed Wednesday by Indiana's estate a...
Aug 14, 2019

WeWork reveals rapid growth and massive losses ahead of IPO
NEW YORK - WeWork's parent company gave investors the most detailed look yet at its finances Wednesday, revealing breakneck growth on the back of massive losses as the office-sharing company prepares ...
Aug 14, 2019

Canada's Shapovalov out of Western & Southern Open after loss to Pouille
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament after losing in straight sets to Lucas Pouille on Wednesday. The Frenchman, ranked 31st in the world,...
Aug 14, 2019

West-leading Bombers say Lions can still roar despite toothless record
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson isn't fooled by the B.C. Lions' underdog status. The Blue Bombers defensive end won't take the Lions lightly Thursday when his heavily favoured club hosts a team that has a...
Aug 14, 2019

Stocks fall sharply after bond market warns of recession
NEW YORK - Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the bond market threw up another warning flag on the economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury's yield Wedne...
Aug 14, 2019

Suicide watch for Epstein never intended to be indefinite
NEW YORK - For all the talk from politicians and conspiracy theorists that Jeffrey Epstein should have remained on suicide watch, prison experts say such restrictions are intended for only short perio...
Aug 14, 2019

'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...
Aug 14, 2019