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TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be without linebacker Simoni Lawrence for two games. Arbitrator William Kaplan rejected Lawrence's appeal Tuesday of the two-game suspension levied aga...

OTTAWA - Jonathon Jennings will start Friday night when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the undefeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jennings worked with the starting offence at Tuesday's practice. Afterwards,&nb...

FORT ST. JAMES - The closure of the Conifex mill in Fort St. James has forced that municipality to take some extraordinary measures.In late June, Conifex announced the sale of its mill in that communi...

MONTREAL - Tensions are high in Oka, northwest of Montreal, over a developer's plan to return land to the Mohawks of Kanesatake. Hundreds packed a church Wednesday night in the community on the f...

LOS ANGELES - The 76TH Venice Film Festival is opening with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's "The Truth." Festival director Alberto Barbera announced the selection starring Catherine Deneuve, Eth...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent forward Josh Archibald to a one-year contract. The 26-year-old Archibald spent last season with the Arizona Coyotes, recording 22 points (12 goals...

TIJUANA, Mexico - Hundreds of immigrants showed up at border crossings Tuesday in hopes of getting into the U.S. but faced the likelihood of being turned away under a new Trump administration asylum r...

TOKYO - It may not be as famous as Japanese anime legend Studio Ghibli, but Kyoto Animation has many core fans and is known as a team of skilled animators that provides top-quality work for others and...

WASHINGTON - Actress Sally Field and the long-running children's TV show "Sesame Street" are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Others chosen to receive the award for lifetime ac...

OTTAWA - An evaluation of a federal benefit to help parents take time off work to care for critically ill children says fewer people have used it than expected because they didn't know about it o...