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Toronto FC has come to terms with star striker Jozy Altidore on a new long-term contract, according to a source. The deal is expected to be finalized Wednesday. The 29-year Altidore's existi...

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canadian Bianca Andreescu made easy work of Switzerland's Jil Teichmann in her opening match at the Mexican Open. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., downed her Swiss oppon...

WINNIPEG - Joel Eriksson Ek didn't need a review or a challenge to know he scored the game-winning goal on Tuesday. Both those examinations happened, but the Minnesota forward still had his goal count...

Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 27 --- WILSON-RAYBOULD TO TESTIFY ON SNC-LAVALIN AFFAIR Jody Wilson-Raybould is warning that she won't be able to speak freely today about e...

CAIRO - A speeding railcar crashed into a barrier at Cairo's main train station, causing its fuel tank to explode and triggering a huge fire that left at least 25 people dead on Wednesday, officials s...

BOGOTA - The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated Sout...

DOHA, Qatar - U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year wa...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People's Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to "what the national emergencies really are" in the wake of President...

Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 25 --- SINGH'S FATE IN HANDS OF BYELECTION VOTERS Jagmeet Singh's political fate, and the fortunes of the New Democratic Pa...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president rejected the resignation of his foreign minister on Wednesday, throwing his full support behind the diplomat who negotiated the country's nuclear deal with world powers...