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Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...
Nov 18, 2019
Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout
RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...
Nov 18, 2019
Calgary Dinos advance to Vanier Cup by downing McMaster in Mitchell Bowl
CALGARY - The University of Calgary is headed back to the Vanier Cup. Quarterback Adam Sinagra went 19-for-29 for 261 yards and a touchdown as the Dinos advanced to the championship game with a 3...
Nov 18, 2019
Olympic BMX rider and 2015 Pan AM Games champion Tory Nyhaug retires
TORONTO - BMX racer Tory Nyhaug endured a string of broken bones and sacrificed his spleen for his sport. But the 27-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., could not survive a concussion, announcing his ...
Nov 18, 2019
Shuffle in Senate as Dagenais quits Tories, Downe exits new Liberal group
OTTAWA - Ongoing efforts by senators to distance themselves from party politics took another turn Monday as a Conservative senator quit his caucus over concerns about the party's leader, and an a...
Nov 18, 2019
Alberta government firing election commissioner who was investigating leadership
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is firing the province's election commissioner, but says it's not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000. Fi...
Nov 18, 2019
Thierry Henry excited to start coaching Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry views his new job as head coach of the Montreal Impact as a fresh start. Speaking to reporters at the soccer club's training centre on Monday for the first time, the...
Nov 18, 2019
Crash and fuel spill from tanker carrying crude prompts B.C. ministry monitoring
VICTORIA - A tanker truck that crashed and burned over the weekend near the B.C.-Alberta boundary was carrying 40,000 litres of crude oil. The Ministry of Environment in B.C. says much of the lost cru...
Nov 18, 2019
Montreal Carabins shut out home team Acadia Axemen to advance to Vanier Cup
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Montreal Carabins drew up a plan to run the ball hard against the Acadia Axemen in Saturday's Uteck Bowl. Running back Reda Malki helped them achieve their goal - and win the gam...
Nov 18, 2019
Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in railway terror case
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an appeal court's decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. In&n...
Nov 18, 2019