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Goalkeeper Rowe looking to get his second start when Whitecaps face Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - Sometimes doing things on short notice can be fun, like when an old friend unexpectedly comes to town or someone offers you concert tickets at the last minute. Other times short notice can...
May 15, 2018
Alberta court makes no changes to class-action suit against hockey league
CALGARY - Alberta’s highest court has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Western Hockey League can proceed with the players involved. The suit contends that players have been paid les...
May 15, 2018
Fatal rugby injuries are rare, expert says after high schooler's death
MONTAGUE, P.E.I. - Canadian rugby associations, and some of the sport’s most prominent players, are expressing condolences to the family of a P.E.I. high school athlete who died after what one e...
May 15, 2018
Stormy Daniels' crowdfunding raises transparency questions
LOS ANGELES - Stormy Daniels has raised nearly a half-million dollars to fund her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, relying on contributions from a crowdfunding site. Her lawyer has repeatedly p...
May 15, 2018
Mariners All-Star Cano suspended 80 games for drug violation
Seattle already knew Robinson Cano would be out of the Mariners lineup for several weeks, the result of a broken bone in his right hand. His absence will be significantly longer. The All-Star second b...
May 15, 2018
Canadian tourist facing jail time in Cuba suing Sunwing for damages
MONTREAL - A Quebec man facing four years in a Cuban jail after a boating accident killed a fellow Canadian tourist last July is suing travel company Sunwing for damages. Lawyers representing Toufik B...
May 15, 2018
Air Canada risks a boycott after it refers to Taiwan as being part of China
MONTREAL - Air Canada could face a boycott from Taiwanese travellers after the airline joined a growing list of air carriers that have reportedly bowed to Chinese pressure by listing the capital of Ta...
May 15, 2018
US judge scraps Oakland, California, ban on coal shipments
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in California on Tuesday struck down the city of Oakland’s ban on coal shipments at a proposed cargo terminal, siding with a developer who wants to use the site t...
May 15, 2018
Shapovalov shoots up the rankings with win over Berdych
ROME - Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov pulled off another big win, overcoming a slow start to beat 15th-seeded Tomas Berdych 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday. Als...
May 15, 2018
Coalition immigration policy urges newcomers be expelled if they fail to integrate
MONTREAL - The immigration plan of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, the party leading in the polls less than five months away from the provincial election, reportedly suggests Ottawa expel newcomers who f...
May 15, 2018