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Freeland's 'Plutocrats' book showcases her views on taxes, deficits, joblessness
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau first met Chrystia Freeland at a 2012 Toronto signing for her award-winning book, Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else. The tome...
Aug 23, 2020

Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 post-season letdowns
The Washington Capitals have fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capit...
Aug 23, 2020

Winner of Conservative leadership race set to be revealed tonight
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party elects a new leader tonight and whomever wins faces two major challenges right out of the gate. One: the party is the Official Oppostion in the House of Co...
Aug 23, 2020

Future priests move from Montreal's Grand Seminaire, ending its 160-year legacy
MONTREAL - Like many post-secondary students preparing for the new school year, Francis Leroux is packing boxes and getting ready to move. But the 23-year-old trainee pri...
Aug 23, 2020

Newfoundland and Labrador premier takes office, now has to win over the public
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Newfoundland and Labrador's newly minted premier gets to work addressing the province's economic problems, he must turn his attention to another pressing political hurdle: winnin...
Aug 23, 2020

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176...
Aug 23, 2020

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176...
Aug 23, 2020

India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south
NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the w...
Aug 22, 2020

Stars' top line dominant in 5-3 win over Avs in Game 1
EDMONTON - Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist as the top Dallas line finally came to life, and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday night to open the second-round Western C...
Aug 22, 2020

Kiermaier single in 10th, Rays end Jays' 6-game win string
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Pinch-hitter Kevin Kiermaier singled in the 10th inning and Tampa Bay Rays ended Toronto's six-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 2-1 Saturday night. Both teams scored a...
Aug 22, 2020