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Thunder Bay to host Canadian women's curling championship in 2025
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Thunder Bay will host the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts after the northwestern Ontario city had two previous attempts at hosting the Canadian women's curling championship impa...
Oct 03, 2023

CF Montreal looks to regain home form with playoff spot up for grabs
MONTREAL - Currently mired in a six-game winless streak, CF Montreal will need to revert to its dominant home form Wednesday against the Houston Dynamo to improve its playoff chances. Montreal (11-16-...
Oct 03, 2023

NHL stars eager to see what Connor Bedard brings on big stage: 'So much potential'
Connor Bedard thinks hockey fans are probably sick of hearing about Connor Bedard. The No. 1 pick at June's NHL draft - the sport's most talked about prospect since Connor McDavid - has been mentioned...
Oct 03, 2023

Herdman adds another member of his Canada Soccer staff to the Toronto FC ranks
TORONTO - John Herdman added to his staff at Toronto FC on Tuesday, bringing Csar Meylan on board as the MLS club's director of performance. The Swiss native is a familiar sight to Canadian soccer fan...
Oct 03, 2023

New women's pro hockey league injects extra fizz into Rivalry Series
Emily Clark hasn't played a hockey game in her hometown in over a decade. She was named to the Canadian women's team for the 2018 Four Nations Cup in Saskatoon. An ill-timed leg injury before the tour...
Oct 03, 2023

Canada offers to help UN military intervention in Haiti led by Kenya
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is determining how it can best help with an international military intervention in Haiti, leaving it unclear whether this will involve a milit...
Oct 03, 2023

Pat King asks to move trial out of Ottawa, claims more notoriety than Randy Hillier
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King has asked the court once again to move his criminal trial out of Ottawa, even though others who were charged during the demonstration have been denied simi...
Oct 03, 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 ele...
Oct 03, 2023

Nijjar fallout: India reportedly tells Canada to bring home 'dozens' of its diplomats
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's important for Canada to have diplomats on the ground in India for what he calls "extremely challenging" circumstances. Trudeau was responding this ...
Oct 03, 2023

Canada falls to Poland at men's volleyball Olympic qualifier tournament
XI'AN, China - Canada sits at 2-1 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament after dropping a narrow decision to Poland on Tuesday. Bednorz Bartosz had 25 points to pace the attack as Po...
Oct 03, 2023