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Global streamers fight CRTC’s rule requiring them to fund Canadian content
OTTAWA - Some of the world's biggest streaming companies will argue in court on Monday that they shouldn't have to make CRTC-ordered financial contributions to Canadian content and news. The companies...
Jun 08, 2025
Rourke throws three TDs, B.C. Lions dump Edmonton Elks 31-14 in season opener
VANCOUVER - Nathan Rourke threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, and the B.C. Lions opened their CFL season with a 31-14 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. The Canadian quarterback went 27-for...
Jun 07, 2025
McIntosh sets world record in 400M freestyle at Canadian Swimming Trials
VICTORIA - Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. McIntosh posted a ...
Jun 07, 2025
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg performs ahead of B.C. Lions home opener
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have kicked off their CFL season with a concert by legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. The 35-minute performance came before the Lions hosted the Edmonton Elks in their first game ...
Jun 07, 2025
Stampeders down Tiger-Cats 38-26 in Calgary debut for quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.
CALGARY - Dedrick Mills scored three rushing touchdowns for the Calgary Stampeders in a 38-26 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. completed 19 of 28 pas...
Jun 07, 2025
Trump deploying California National Guard over governor's objections to LA to quell protests
PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) - President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops despite the governor's objections to Los Angeles over where protests Saturday led to clashes between...
Jun 07, 2025
A prominent Colombian senator is shot and wounded at a Bogota campaign rally
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a possible candidate in the country's presidential election next year, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, au...
Jun 07, 2025
Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvara...
Jun 07, 2025
Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvara...
Jun 07, 2025
Canada's Matthew Anderson enjoying taste of life on PGA Tour at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Matthew Anderson could get used to this kind of treatment. The Mississauga, Ont., native, like all eight Canadians in the field at the RBC Canadian Open, was serenaded with the national anth...
Jun 07, 2025