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Concerts, speeches, fireworks on tap to mark Canada Day in nationwide festivities
OTTAWA - The Maple Leaf is flying on every lamppost, flagpole and patio in downtown Ottawa as the national capital joins other cities in welcoming thousands of revellers for Canada Day. A number of ci...
Jul 01, 2024
Ward's late field goal lifts Redblacks past winless Tiger-Cats 24-22
OTTAWA - A 46-yard field goal by Lewis Ward on the final play of regulation time allowed the Ottawa Redblacks to beat the winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-22 Sunday night. The victory marked Ottawa's (2...
Jun 30, 2024
Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's family used a Sunday gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members critici...
Jun 30, 2024
'Unpredictable' free agency on tap as part of NHL's fast-tracked off-season
NHL free agency opens Monday, less than a week since Commissioner Gary Bettman presented the Stanley Cup to the Florida Panthers. The off-season comes at you fast, and with all of it packed into a sho...
Jun 30, 2024
‘A lot of angry people’: Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...
Jun 30, 2024
Pogacar takes yellow jersey in second stage of Tour de France
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) - Them two again. It took only two days into the Tour de France to show that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are in a class of their own. Pogacar attacked from the chasing pelot...
Jun 30, 2024
Davis wins second Rocket Mortgage Classic after Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole
DETROIT (AP) - Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the f...
Jun 30, 2024
Canadiens send Kovacevic to Devils in exchange for 2026 fourth-rounder
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick. The pick will be the best of the three fourth-round pick...
Jun 30, 2024
Leafs re-sign Max Domi, Timothy Liljegren to new deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Max Domi to a four-year contract on Sunday. The average annual value is US$3.75 million. The 29-year-old had 47 points (nine goals, 38 assists) acro...
Jun 30, 2024
Time crunch, rules mess could plague a Liberal leadership race
Calls have intensified for Justin Trudeau to resign as head of the party he almost single-handedly pulled back from the brink after a decimating electoral defeat in 2011.Still Trudeau has been steadfa...
Jun 30, 2024
