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Maple Leafs, Oilers set for key three-game series atop North Division
The Toronto Maple Leafs can see the Edmonton Oilers in their rearview mirror. And that object is just as close as it appears. Toronto continues to lead the North Division standings, but hard-charging ...
Feb 26, 2021

Gas price spike sign of economic recovery, says analyst
While motorists may be grumbling over a recent jump in gas prices, a Canadian petroleum analyst is suggesting the increase may actually represent a sign of an economy on the rebound from months of sca...
Feb 26, 2021

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction
LAGOS, Nigeria - Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. Police ...
Feb 26, 2021

Veteran TFC midfielder Jonathan Osorio likes to take it to the next level this season
TORONTO - Entering his ninth season with Toronto FC, Jonathan Osorio said his off-season goals were not much different than in the past. Prepare for what's ahead. And be ready for anything. Words to l...
Feb 26, 2021

No new deaths, 153 new COVID-19 cases reported in the province
As of Friday, 153 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 28,344 cases. There are a total of 26,454 recoveries and 1,510 cases are considered active. No n...
Feb 26, 2021

Canadian receiver Palmer's focus remains posting strong 40-yard dash time at pro day
Canadian receiver Josh Palmer is taking a philosophical approach to not having the chance to audition at the 2021 NFL combine. League coaches and general managers gather annually in Indianapolis to pu...
Feb 26, 2021

B.C. police under investigation after video shows officers posing in front of body
VANCOUVER - A spokeswoman for Vancouver police says the conduct of two officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach. Con...
Feb 26, 2021

Nurse, five Raptors assistants sidelined to due COVID-19 health and safety protocols
TAMPA, Fla. - Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and five members of his coaching staff have been sidelined due to COVD-19 health and safety protocols. The coaches will not be on the bench beginning with F...
Feb 26, 2021

Dangerous offender may be running to Sask.
The Edmonton Police Service is asking the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous offender, who has ties to SaskatchewanClint Carifelle, 30, was last seen at a residence in Edmonton on Feb. 24. Ac...
Feb 26, 2021

US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligenc...
Feb 26, 2021