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Toronto Wolfpack look to cap two-year rugby league rise in Million Pound Game
TORONTO - Gareth O’Brien has vivid memories of the 2016 Million Pound Game. “Most nervous I’ve ever been,” said the Toronto Wolfpack fullback. “Some boys were struggling ...
Oct 04, 2018

'Insensitive and disrespectful:' Mass killer's review angers victim's father
CALGARY - The father of one of five young people stabbed to death at a Calgary house party in 2014 says the mental health board overseeing the killer’s treatment has been insensitive and disresp...
Oct 04, 2018
Ronaldo faces growing heat from sponsors over rape case
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo faced growing heat Thursday from sponsors over a rape allegation in the United States after Nike and video game maker EA Sports expressed concern about the conduct of the so...
Oct 04, 2018

'Like asteroids:' Study says Martian moons likely blown off planet's surface
EDMONTON - New research suggests Mars’ moons were once part of the planet, blasted into space by some cataclysmic collision long ago. Until now, the most common theory was that Deimos and Phobos...
Oct 04, 2018

Veteran Canadian skier Erik Guay back for one final World Cup season
TORONTO - Erik Guay will miss his family for just one more winter. The veteran Canadian skier said Thursday he plans to retire after the 2018-19 World Cup season in March. And a big reason for the dec...
Oct 04, 2018

Calgary one of three cities remaining in 2026 Olympic bid race
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games is one of three that will be proposed as an official candidate for approval, International Olympic Committee president Thoma...
Oct 04, 2018

The Situation gets 8-month sentence in federal tax case
NEWARK, N.J. - Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, whose abs became famous on the hit reality show “Jersey Shore,” was sentenced Friday to eight months in prison for cheating o...
Oct 04, 2018

Ugly win over Canadiens shows that Maple Leafs are far from a finished product
TORONTO - Mike Babcock should have the Toronto Maple Leafs’ full attention when they return to practice Friday. Pegged as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender after a hype-filled summer and exhibi...
Oct 04, 2018

Liberals agree to hike pre-writ spending limit for political parties
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals have agreed to increase the amount of money political parties can spend in the run-up to a federal election - a price they’ve paid to end Conservative stalling of a...
Oct 04, 2018

Tories dismiss Bernier's success in attracting former Conservative party execs
OTTAWA - Conservatives are largely dismissing Maxime Bernier’s claims of making political gains in his home province of Quebec by attracting former Conservative party riding executives to his fl...
Oct 04, 2018