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Where the federal party leaders are on Saturday, Sept. 4
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Ottawa Private. -- Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole Coquitlam, B.C. 10 a.m. -- Makes an announcement and holds a media availability. Cypress Room, Executive Plaza Hotel M...
Sep 03, 2021
Osaka considers taking break from tennis after US Open loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka said she is thinking of taking another break from tennis "for a while" after losing in the third round at the U.S. Open on Friday night. "When I win, I don't feel happy, I ...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada's Leylah Fernandez upsets defending champion Naomi Osaka at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has the biggest win of her young career, upsetting No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from...
Sep 03, 2021
Semien, Gurriel Jr. lead Blue Jays over Athletics in wild comeback win
TORONTO - A six-run rally in the eighth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - and a three-run walk-off homer from Marcus Semien in the ninth - pushed the Blue Jays over the Oa...
Sep 03, 2021
Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes, leads Als over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Vernon Adams Jr., threw four touchdown passes Friday night to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 51-29 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Eugene Lewis and Jack Wieneke each caught two of those TD p...
Sep 03, 2021
Osaka tosses racket, loses US Open match to Fernandez, 18
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka smacked her racket against Arthur Ashe Stadium's court. Moments later, she chucked her equipment, sending it bouncing and skidding halfway to the net. Then came a full-on s...
Sep 03, 2021
Riders reflect on nail-biting 2019 Labour Day Classic as 2021 edition approaches
It was a celebration for the ages after the 2019 Labour Day Classic.And it was exactly how Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan and kicker Brett Lauther drew it up."(On the) Thursday before that L...
Sep 03, 2021
Elections Canada posts cap of about $30M on three big parties' campaign spending
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer has announced the initial ceiling on parties' expenditures in the election campaign now in full swing. The spending limits are based on the length of the vote...
Sep 03, 2021
Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...
Sep 03, 2021
Depth key as depleted Vancouver Whitecaps look to extend three-game win streak
VANCOUVER - When Thomas Hasal last made a start for the Vancouver Whitecaps, the team was at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, desperate to turn its season around. Now, as the 22-year-ol...
Sep 03, 2021