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'Promises kept' mantra doesn't always match Trump's reality
WASHINGTON - "It's been three years of promises made and promises kept, but we're just getting started, (insert state here)." That line from Vice-President Mike Pence is a hallmark of how he introduce...
Feb 24, 2020

Sanders' 2016 movement now has political machine to push it
SAN ANTONIO - By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different picture. The Vermont senat...
Feb 24, 2020

After Nevada, moderates try to slow Sanders' momentum
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bernie Sanders' commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nominat...
Feb 24, 2020

Coronavirus containment window shrinking as virus spreads to more countries
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the window of opportunity to contain the novel coronavirus is closing as the virus begins to spread in more and more countries. Canad...
Feb 24, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya apologizes for Twin Towers comment
UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers." The Nigerian-bor...
Feb 24, 2020

Leafs deal goalie Michael Hutchinson to Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs shipped goalie Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline. Hutchinson, 29, appea...
Feb 24, 2020

Jury says it has reached verdict in Harvey Weinstein's trial
NEW YORK - The jury says it has reached a verdict Monday in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial in New York City. The jury has been deliberating the rape and sexual assault charges against the once-powerful...
Feb 24, 2020

Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight
LOS ANGELES - The six passengers travelling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball....
Feb 24, 2020

CAAWS rebrands with new name - Canadian Women & Sports - and new logo
TORONTO - Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge. And so with an aim of being m...
Feb 24, 2020

Montreal Canadiens sent forward Nate Thompson to Philadelphia Flyers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded pending unrestricted free agent forward Nate Thompson to the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth-round draft pick. The move comes hours before the NHL's 3 p.m...
Feb 24, 2020

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