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Canada Wolverines men's rugby league team searching for new head coach
TORONTO - Interested in coaching the Canadian men's rugby league team? The Canada Rugby League Association is taking applications. And while the position is voluntary and part-time, it has already rec...
May 26, 2020

Commissioner Ambrosie not counting on specific funding from federal government
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie continues to work with the federal government, but isn't banking on CFL-specific funding to help the league through the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL approached Otta...
May 26, 2020

Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the estimated federal deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion with new measures rolled out in recent weeks. Budget offic...
May 26, 2020

Fate of two Canadians could be affected by Meng decision: former ambassador
VANCOUVER - A former ambassador to China says Wednesday's decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou could also determine the fate of two Canadians detained in China. David Mulr...
May 26, 2020

Fate of two Canadians could be affected by Meng decision: former ambassador
VANCOUVER - A former ambassador to China says Wednesday's decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou could also determine the fate of two Canadians detained in China. David Mulr...
May 26, 2020

New this week: Lady Gaga, 'Space Force,' Ghibli films on HBO
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MUSIC Lady Gaga: After taking a departure fro...
May 26, 2020

Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020

Canadian international Vanessa Gilles signs new deal with France's Bordeaux
Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles has signed a contract extension with France's FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The new deal will keep the 24-year-old from Ottawa with the French club thro...
May 26, 2020

'I can't live on:' Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
REGINA - Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often as she could. It was a fear the 16-year-old wanted to overcome. But she's still afraid ...
May 26, 2020

Cooling sites shut as heat prompts concern; PM reveals grim nursing home report
TORONTO - A blanket of hot, humid air that has settled over much of south Central Canada has come at a time when anti-pandemic measures have closed many of the usual places where people might seek rel...
May 26, 2020