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World Boxing Association betting suspended in Ontario by regulator
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered gaming operators who offer sports betting to stop accepting wagers on World Boxing Association events. The regulator says it ha...
Apr 18, 2024
Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Mtis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Mtis Nation - Sas...
Apr 18, 2024
B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost fou...
Apr 18, 2024
Redblacks announce running back Williams has surgery for off-season training injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will start the 2024 season without American running back Devonte Williams. The CFL club announced Thursday that Williams recently had surgery to repair a torn Achilles te...
Apr 18, 2024
Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union...
Apr 18, 2024
'Completely new game': Leafs turn their attention to playoff matchup with Bruins
TAMPA, Fla. - Sheldon Keefe usually spends time during intermissions breaking down film of that evening's opponent. Even the smallest edge can make the difference in a league separated by razor-thin m...
Apr 18, 2024
CFL Players' Association joins forces with Canadian Labour Congress
OTTAWA - The CFL Players' Association is joining the Canadian labour movement. The CFLPA announced Thursday it has formed an alliance with the Canadian Labour Congress. The football players' associati...
Apr 18, 2024
Judge in Trump hush money trial orders journalists not to report on prospective jurors' jobs
NEW YORK (AP) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered journalists in court not to report prospective jurors' answers to questions about their current and former employers. T...
Apr 18, 2024
Canadian teams learn draw for final HSBC SVNS regular-season stop in Singapore
Fifth-ranked Canada has been drawn with No. 1 New Zealand, No. 7 Ireland and No. 12 Spain in Pool A in women's play at the Singapore Sevens. The draw for the May 3-5 tournament at Singapore National S...
Apr 18, 2024
The Latest | Jury selection enters a pivotal stretch as Trump's hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK (AP) - Jury selection in Donald Trump 's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court. Attorneys will need to pick 12 more jurors to serve on the panel tha...
Apr 18, 2024