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Dolphins' Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78
MIAMI - Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Buonicon...
Jul 31, 2019
Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union on Monday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU leaders unless the bloc lifts its refus...
Jul 31, 2019
Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead
NEW YORK - Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweene...
Jul 31, 2019
Wolves forward Quinton Byfield ready for big year ahead of 2020 NHL draft
CALGARY - Quinton Byfield is a bow-tie man. The Sudbury Wolves forward collects them. "Probably own 20 and funky ones too," he said. Byfield might push the sartorial envelope at the 2020 NHL...
Jul 31, 2019
Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election
OTTAWA - With a federal election campaign just weeks away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh scored a blow against Justin Trudeau's Indigenous bona fides Monday as he introduced a prominent Firs...
Jul 31, 2019
Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games
TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...
Jul 31, 2019
O'Shea, Steinauer saw each other continuing on together as CFL coaches
Back when they were teammates with the Toronto Argonauts, Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer always figured they'd coach together. After winning a Grey Cup as players with Toronto in 2004, O'...
Jul 31, 2019
CFL picks: Hamilton Tiger-Cats turn to Dane Evans for game against Roughriders
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now Dane Evans' team. Evans becomes Hamilton's starter after incumbent Jeremiah Masoli suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Ticats' 23-15 home win over the previousl...
Jul 31, 2019
Missing food trailer sparks spud search
KAMLOOPS - A local company specializing in poutine is now missing a vital part of its business- its food trailer. Frenchie's Poutinerie, which has a store in the 300 block of Victoria Street, tweeted ...
Jul 31, 2019 Image Credit: Frenchies Poutinerie
Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'
OTTAWA - Federal officials warned in a presentation earlier this year that the risk of student loan defaults and delays was on the rise, noting bleakly: the "system is broken." Federal stude...
Jul 31, 2019
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