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NEW YORK - Ric Ocasek, famed frontman for The Cars rock band, has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment. The New York City police department said officers responding to a 911 call found the 75-year...

TORONTO - Restricted free-agent forward Mitch Marner appears ready to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs on opening night. Marner and the Maple Leafs have agreed on a new contract after a long off-seaso...

TORONTO - Jonathan Osorio's 70th-minute goal gave Toronto FC a 3-2 win over Colorado on Sunday, spoiling Rapids coach Robin Fraser's homecoming. Toronto led 2-0 after just 13 minutes, only to see the&...

MONTREAL - Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet felt some relief with Sunday's win at the Montreal Grand Prix.  "Winning does not happen too much for me," Van Avermaet said. "I want to enjoy thi...

MINNEAPOLIS - The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. Th...

Taylor Pendrith's season on the Mackenzie Tour didn't end the way he was hoping for, but he can still build off of it. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., went into the Canada Life Championship in Lon...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian hasn't forgotten what happened last week. Now, Elimimian wants to see how his team responds in the aftermath of a humbling loss. The Ride...

MONTREAL - When Ryan Poehling stepped onto the Bell Centre ice for the first time since his record-setting game last year, all the memories came rushing back. The Montreal Canadiens prospect made hist...

NEW YORK - The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York's attorney general contends in court papers filed Frid...

TORONTO - Randal Grichuk snapped a tie with a three-run blast in the fifth inning for his second homer of the game to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday. The...