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Sex assault cases involving ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair back in court April 16
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will return court in mid-April to face charges related to two separate sexual assault cases. Boisclair was not in court today when the judge fi...
Jan 28, 2021

Minnesota United trades for former Montreal captain Jukka Raitala,
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has traded the rights to former captain Jukka Raitala to Minnesota United for the rights to midfielder Andrew Booth and a conditional amount of general allocation money. Raitala...
Jan 28, 2021

Calgary-born Tomori eyeing title after frantic start to loan at AC Milan
MILAN - Calgary-born Fikayo Tomori was thrown right into the fray at AC Milan. The defender made his debut as an early substitute in the Italian Cup quarterfinals against rival Inter Milan only four d...
Jan 28, 2021

Heritage Ministry reviewing workplace harassment probe at Canadian Museum of History
OTTAWA - The Heritage Ministry says it's reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing t...
Jan 28, 2021

Canadian women to open against Asian qualifier at 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
The Canadian women will open the 2021 Rugby World Cup on Sept. 17 in Whangarei, New Zealand, against an Asian qualifier before taking on the U.S. and a European qualifier. World Rugby unveiled the tou...
Jan 28, 2021

B.C. lottery corp. CEO 'blown away' by police report of organized crime at casinos
VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation says there had long been concerns about suspicious cash circulating in casinos but it wasn't until 2015 that police confirmed the ...
Jan 28, 2021

Roughriders sign former Clemson Tigers wide receiver Artavis Scott
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Artavis Scott. The 26-year-old from Oldsmar, Fla., was an all-ACC receiver in all three of his seasons with the Clemson Tigers....
Jan 28, 2021

Raptors guard VanVleet says it's a big honour to be among U.S. Olympic player pool
Fred VanVleet didn't grow up among basketball's young stars. He was an underdog on the outside looking in, developing himself into an NBA star through sheer will and hard work. So the Toronto Raptors ...
Jan 28, 2021

Liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said. At least three of those injured ...
Jan 28, 2021

Avalanche danger is high on B.C.'s South Coast mountains, forecaster says
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for recreational users out in mountainous terrain for the British Columbia South Coast region. The forecaster says the snowpack in the ...
Jan 28, 2021