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Aguero, City humiliate Chelsea - even referee joins in japes
Sergio Aguero is scoring for fun, and even referee Mike Dean got in on the japes. Only Chelsea had nothing to smile about after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City. Scoring a hat trick for a second s...
Feb 10, 2019
'The Favourite' named best UK film at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Tragicomic royal drama "The Favourite" took best British film and a clutch of other trophies Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars but where the audienc...
Feb 10, 2019
B.C. moves closer to money laundering public inquiry; feds vow 'crack down'
VICTORIA - Money laundering in British Columbia has become a top issue for the federal and provincial governments with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau vowing a "crack down" Friday, while the pro...
Feb 10, 2019
Hockey Day in Canada showcases key games for country's NHL teams
VANCOUVER - An annual celebration of everything hockey will have extra implications for many Canadian NHL teams this year. Six of the country's seven squads are still in the hunt for playoff spot...
Feb 10, 2019
Titans with 1 game left, Mesenchuk to receive award on Sunday
The Prince Albert Titans fell 5-2 to the Saskatoon Westleys Saturday night at the Kinsmen Arena. The Titans were in the game in the third period down 3-2, but Westleys forward Derek Schlosser scored t...
Feb 10, 2019
'The Lego Movie 2' opens No. 1 but everything is not awesome
NEW YORK - "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" was easily the top ticket-seller in theatres over the weekend, but the film's $35 million opening failed to stack up to its expected haul, according to s...
Feb 10, 2019
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Milwaukee officer
MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors on Sunday charged a 26-year-old man in the killing of a Milwaukee police officer. Jordan P. Fricke, of Milwaukee, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other c...
Feb 10, 2019
Trudeau Liberals face pushback on Indigenous child welfare legislation
OTTAWA - The federal government is working "day and night" to ensure concerns over proposed welfare legislation to benefit Indigenous children are taken seriously to enable the&nbs...
Feb 10, 2019
Bissonnette judge's 'unusual' sentencing decision likely to be appealed: experts
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge's "unusual" decision to modify the Criminal Code as he sentenced six-time murderer Alexandre Bissonnette to a life sentence with no possibility of parole ...
Feb 10, 2019
Biathlon World Cup sprint races cancelled due to frigid temperatures
CANMORE, Alta. - Arctic temperatures in Alberta have forced organizers to cancel competition at the biathlon World Cup. The sprint races had initially been postponed to Sunday, but the Internatio...
Feb 10, 2019
