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Parties' financial returns show Tories topped Liberals in 2018 fundraising
OTTAWA - Newly released federal party financial figures show the Conservatives entered this election year having outpaced the Liberals in fundraising by more than $8.3 million in 2018. The C...
Jul 03, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Vasek Pospisil in all-Canadian Wimbledon match
WIMBLEDON, England - It was only a matter of time until Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career main draw singles match at a Grand Slam tennis tournament. That time came Monday as the 18-y...
Jul 03, 2019
Kamloops teens killed in Highway 97 North crash
PRINCE GEORGE - The B-C Coroner's Service says two teenagers from Kamloops were killed in a crash north of Prince George. Police say the male and female were in a vehicle that collided head-on with an...
Jul 03, 2019
Milos Raonic knocks off Robin Haase to reach third round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Canada's Milos Raonic is off to the third round at Wimbledon. The No. 15 seed from Thornhill, Ont., beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 7-6 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesda...
Jul 03, 2019
R. Kelly wants ex-wife to stop talking about him publicly
CHICAGO - Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly are asking a judge in Chicago to fine and jail his ex-wife for breaking a confidentiality clause in their divorce agreement. The Chicago Sun-Times reports...
Jul 03, 2019
'It would be terrible if nothing changed,' says Danforth victim's father
TORONTO - When Ken Price read the final police report on the man who shot his daughter during a rampage through Toronto's Greektown, it galvanized his resolve to tackle o...
Jul 03, 2019
Putin signs bill suspending participation in nuclear treaty
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending Russia's participation in a pivotal nuclear arms treaty. Putin's decree released on Wednesday formalizes Russia's departure from the 1987...
Jul 03, 2019
Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first maj...
Jul 03, 2019
India opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi resigns
NEW DELHI - Rahul Gandhi resigned as president of India's opposition Congress party on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the crushing defeat of the party, long associated with his politically power...
Jul 03, 2019
Telus makes biggest change in its wireless pricing strategy in four years.
VANCOUVER - Telus is the latest Canadian wireless provider to offer unlimited amounts of data for a fixed monthly price, another indication that the industry is changing how it does business. As ...
Jul 03, 2019