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U.S.-bound flights cancelled after fire at Toronto's Pearson airport
TORONTO - A fire at Canada's busiest airport has led to cancellations, delays and a few smoke-related injuries. The blaze broke out Sunday evening in Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airpor...
Mar 17, 2019
Jozy Altidore to the rescue as Toronto FC edges New England in home opener
TORONTO - Star striker Jozy Altidore came off the bench to score the winner in the 80th minute as Toronto defeated the New England Revolution 3-2 in its home opener Sunday. Spanish playmaker Carles Gi...
Mar 17, 2019
Hawks drop game 2, series tied going to Yorkton
Game two of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) quarterfinal series between the first place Nipawin Hawks and eighth seed Yorkton Terriers was a near polar opposite from the first encounter.T...
Mar 17, 2019 The Nipawin Hawks (black and gold) seconds after a goal against gave the Yorkton Terries a 5-3 lead. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
‘We don’t want to feel that pain’: Trojans facing elimination
The Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League semi-final series between the Tisdale Trojans and Saskatoon Blazers went back to square one, with the Trojans dropping game three to the Blazers in Saskatoon....
Mar 17, 2019 The Tisdale Trojans (white) look on from the bench and the ice after they dropped game three to the Saskatoon Blazers in overtime Friday night. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Pistons beat Raptors 101-107 to complete season sweep.
DETROIT - Blake Griffin scored 25 points, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 101-107 on Sunday to complete a season sweep. Reggie Jackson add...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title, winning BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian Bianca Andreescu has her first WTA title. The unseeded 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., upset eighth-seeded German Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 ...
Mar 17, 2019
Getting more oil to market in Canada requires more pipelines, NEB says
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board says Canada's existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to build more...
Mar 17, 2019
Airlines shift planes to get March Break travellers home amid Max 8 grounding
TORONTO - Two Canadian airlines dealing with the grounding of Boeing Max 8 jets say they have re-assigned other planes to accommodate travellers returning home from March Break vacation...
Mar 17, 2019
Vancouver businessman David Sidoo pleads not guilty in U.S. college bribery case
BOSTON - Lawyers for a prominent Vancouver businessman say their client has pleaded not guilty in court in an alleged college admissions scam in the United States. The U.S. attorne...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scores first goal for Bayern Munich
BERLIN - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies opened his account for Bayern Munich with a goal off the bench Sunday in a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz. Introduced in the 59th minute, Davies was in the...
Mar 17, 2019