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Canada Cricket GM named tournament director of Canada Super 60 League.
TORONTO - Cricket Canada general manager Ingleton Liburd has been named tournament director of the new Canada Super 60 League. The league is set to debut in July at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont., f...
Mar 03, 2025

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis had inhaled "copious" amounts of...
Mar 03, 2025

Former CFL star Elliott Brown getting a head start on life after football
Elliott Brown is taking the off-season to do more than just prepare for his first NFL opportunity. The six-foot-four, 225-pound defensive end signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals in Janua...
Mar 03, 2025

Tennis legend Serena Williams joining ownership of WNBA's Toronto Tempo
TORONTO - Tennis legend Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo's ownership group, the WNBA expansion team announced Monday. Williams said in a release that women's sports are an "incredible inve...
Mar 03, 2025

Canada extending tax credit for investors in critical mineral exploration
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending a tax break for those investing in critical mineral exploration. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement today at the Prospecto...
Mar 03, 2025

Capitals sign goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a 3-year, $9 million extension
WASHINGTON (AP) - Charlie Lindgren wondered about his future with the Washington Capitals in late January when they signed the other half of their goaltending tandem, Logan Thompson, to a long-term co...
Mar 03, 2025

Trump slams Zelenskyy for saying the end of the Russia war ‘is still very, very far away’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday for suggesting that end of Russia's war against Ukraine is still likely "very, very far away." "This ...
Mar 03, 2025

Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King appointed ambassador to Ireland
OTTAWA - Former Prince Edward Island premier Dennis King has been appointed Canada's new ambassador to Ireland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office announced the appointment today. King abruptly re...
Mar 03, 2025

Sources: Team Einarson lead Briane Harris files complaint against CCES with WADA
Curler Briane Harris, recently reinstated after sitting out nearly a year due to a provisional suspension, has filed a complaint against the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport with the World Anti-Dop...
Mar 03, 2025

Former PM Harper blasts Liberal leadership candidate Carney's economic record
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney's economic record. Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian...
Mar 03, 2025