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Leafs' Dubas says he learned of charge against Auston Matthews via Twitter
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas learned of the headline-grabbing allegation against Auston Matthews the same way many fans did - on Twitter. Dubas addressed r...
Sep 27, 2019
Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending
OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...
Sep 27, 2019
Greens' universal pharmacare proposal costed at $27B next year
Introducing universal pharmacare would cost $26.7 billion in the first year, the federal Greens said Wednesday as they released the financial details attached to their platform promises. The pledge to...
Sep 27, 2019
Canada team manager Alana Gattinger blazes trail at Rugby World Cup in Japan
While head coach Kingsley Jones oversees the Canadian team on the field, Alana Gattinger's job is to ensure everything else runs smoothly for the Canadian men at the Rugby World Cup. The 30-year-...
Sep 27, 2019
Conservatives highlight home-renovation credit as part of climate plan
JONQUIERE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer used a campaign stop in Quebec on Wednesday to promote his green plan, which he says is the most realistic way for Canada to reach its targets ...
Sep 27, 2019
Freeland orders officials to revoke appointment of Syrian consul in Montreal
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has revoked the status of Syria's honorary consul in Montreal following outrage over the diplomatic envoy's support for Syrian President Bashar...
Sep 27, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris sidelined for return to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Edmonton Eskimos star quarterback Trevor Harris will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury tomorrow in Ottawa against the Redblacks. Logan Kilgore will get the start as...
Sep 27, 2019
Bianca Boom: Canadian tennis star Andreescu moves the needle in a big way
A sports needle-mover in the truest sense, Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has enjoyed a stunning rise on the WTA Tour. The country and the world have joined her for the ride. And...
Sep 27, 2019
Space launch includes 1st flyer from United Arab Emirates
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - An American, a Russian and the first space flyer from the United Arab Emirates blasted off Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz rocket lift...
Sep 27, 2019
Feds not planning study of endangered blue whale found dead in Cape Breton
MABOU, N.S. - The federal Fisheries Department says it won't order a necropsy of the carcass of a young blue whale off Cape Breton, drawing concern from a scientist who had ho...
Sep 27, 2019