TORONTO - Toronto FC head coach Robin Fraser was a skilful defender during his playing days and he's proving to be a skilful defender as a manager, at least in terms of defending his players. That was apparent on Friday when Fraser was asked about the ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Tempo selected guard Julie Allemand with their first pick of the WNBA expansion draft. The five-foot-eight guard was taken from the Los Angeles Sparks. The Portland Fire chose Bridget Carleton of Chatham, Ont., with the first ove...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...

OGDEN - Canada's Matt Dunstone defeated Italy's Stefano Spiller 9-7 in a qualification game Friday at the world men's curling championship. Dunstone, who was down one point but had hammer in the 10th end, made a double-takeout to score three points for...

VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA who represents the electoral district of Pent...

NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined US$2,500 by the National Hockey League on Friday for unsportsmanlike conduct. The incident occurred midway through the first period of Ottawa's 4-1 home victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thur...

OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an in person apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he said "I can outlast her" when a press conference he held in Toronto on Monday was disrupted by mercury-poisoning protesters. C...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government unveiled another $51 million in aid and reconstruction funding for Ukraine on Friday, including humanitarian aid such as food and shelter and supports for recent veterans who fought against Russia's invasion. The...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne wrapped up a trip to Beijing where he said the governor of the Bank of Canada and other top Canadian financial officials met with Chinese counterparts. Champagne said that he met with Lan Fo'an, Ch...

MILAN (AP) - Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso left his role "by mutual consent" on Friday, three days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. The Italian soccer federation announced the news in a statement thanking Gattu...