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Amos, Argos' defence hope to match Alouettes' physical play Saturday
TORONTO - DaShaun Amos and the Toronto Argonauts defence plan to fight fire with fire Saturday night. Toronto (7-7) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (11-2-1) at BMO Field. The Argos are currently just fou...
Sep 27, 2024

Man, 31, charged with causing indignity to body in missing Quebec woman case
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A man has been charged with causing indignity to a body in connection with the case of a Quebec woman who went missing southwest of Montreal. Nicholas Gravel, 31, was ...
Sep 27, 2024

No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have stalled, with the employers' association saying it's "disappointed" with the results of two days of talks. A ...
Sep 27, 2024

Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital's roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building's interior and conditi...
Sep 27, 2024

B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it's about more than votes
VANCOUVER - In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates - and received less than 2 per cent of the vote. Now the party's website lists a full slate of 93 candida...
Sep 27, 2024

Former B.C. army reservist gets house arrest for online shotgun threat against MP
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has given a former Canadian Army reservist a conditional sentence for posting a video online threatening the life of Richmond member of Parliament Wilson Miao...
Sep 27, 2024

Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, w...
Sep 27, 2024

Armstead aims to prove his 200-yard performance in Roughriders' debut was no fluke
REGINA - While Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback Ryquell Armstead might have some extra motivation heading into Saturday's game against the Ottawa Redlbacks, he's adamant that his focus is on helping ...
Sep 27, 2024

No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate last fall won't face trial. The four accused, who were 16 and 17 at the time of their arre...
Sep 27, 2024

World's best women's rugby squads primed to play in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Tyson Beukeboom doesn't remember exactly where she was the moment her friends won Olympic silver at the Paris Games this summer. All she remembers is what it felt like to watch the women's...
Sep 27, 2024