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US OPEN '19: Williams-Osaka reverberations felt a year later
As the start of the 2019 U.S. Open approaches, the indelible image from last year's tournament does not involve a particularly remarkable shot or a champion holding a trophy. Instead, it is, and likel...
Aug 25, 2019
Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death
VANCOUVER - The father of a suspected killer of three people in northern British Columbia is trying to access a video his son took which details his last wishes before his death. A lawyer fo...
Aug 25, 2019
Man City, Spurs discover high bar for VAR on penalty calls
LONDON - With VAR in its third weekend in the Premier League, Manchester City and Tottenham now know just how high the threshold is for penalty calls to be overturned by video reviews. City was denied...
Aug 25, 2019
Ottawa ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge
Ottawa says its ready to take ownership of the aging Quebec Bridge or pass legislation forcing the Canadian National Railway to restore the historic structure. Quebec City leaders have been tryin...
Aug 25, 2019
Impact announce executive Nick De Santis' decision to leave club
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact announced Sunday that executive Nick De Santis has decided to leave the club. De Santis, a former Impact player and head coach, served as the club's sporting director fr...
Aug 25, 2019
Timing of Bank of Canada's next statement gives it potential to tinge election
OTTAWA - Canadians last heard the Bank of Canada's take on the economy in the early days of summer - and the timing of its next update has the potential to tinge pol...
Aug 25, 2019
Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumour on pancreas
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumour on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, according to the Supreme Court. It is...
Aug 25, 2019
G7 leaders should step up own climate plans to help the Amazon, Greenpeace says
OTTAWA - Some Canadian environment groups are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to put the brakes on attempts to seal a free trade agreement with Brazil until stronger policies to protect the Amazo...
Aug 25, 2019
Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self-government agreement in Ontario
OTTAWA - Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that the federal government says would be the first of its kind if ratified. The milestone shows groundwork...
Aug 25, 2019
Code Orange: inside a Toronto hospital's preparation for the next catastrophe
TORONTO - The warning signalling a mass casualty situation blares out from the overhead speakers in the emergency department at St. Michael's Hospital minutes before the first patient shuffles in with...
Aug 25, 2019