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Scottie Barnes ready to go for Raptors vs. Blazers after being listed as questionable
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes is back in the lineup for the Toronto Raptors tonight. Barnes had been listed as questionable on Toronto's personnel report ahead of the Raptors game with the Portland Trail B...
Apr 03, 2025

Canadian women's soccer team 'turning a new leaf' under coach Casey Stoney
VANCOUVER - Returning to B.C. Place is a bit surreal for Casey Stoney. Ten years ago, she played there as part of the England squad that finished third in the 2015 World Cup. On Friday, she'll return ...
Apr 03, 2025

Judge scraps 'unintelligible' order to free self-professed hitman claiming asylum
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has ordered that a self-described hitman associated with a Mexican drug cartel remain in custody, throwing out a refugee board member's ruling that he be released pendin...
Apr 03, 2025

Bump from Canadian women's hockey team bittersweet for Hannah Miller
Hannah Miller chose to reflect more on her selection to Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship than the International Ice Hockey Federation rule that knocked her off it. The 29-year...
Apr 03, 2025

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier
British Columbia's premier says he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwoo...
Apr 03, 2025

Elbows Up! Latest chapter of Canada-U.S. rivalry set for Friday at curling worlds
MOOSE JAW - Three fights in nine seconds? Now that would be a story. Elbows up? Only if you count the arm motion from heavy sweeping. The latest on-ice battle between Canada and the United States is s...
Apr 03, 2025

'There's gonna be problems': Trade war another roadblock for Sask outfitters
One northern Saskatchewan outfitter said their phones stopped ringing when the trade war between the United States and Canada began. Another said they had an American client back out of a guided trip ...
Apr 03, 2025

U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report
VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone...
Apr 03, 2025

Canada men continue climb back to HSBC SVNS circuit via second-tier Challenger Series
Alex Russell will captain Canada in the final round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Krakow, Poland, where the Canadian men will look to take a step closer to regaining their spot i...
Apr 03, 2025

Former Argos president Cooper feels Johnston brings many tangibles to CFL's head job
Former Toronto Argonauts president Brian Cooper has no doubt the Canadian Football League got it right hiring longtime television executive Stewart Johnston as its new commissioner. The CFL announced ...
Apr 03, 2025