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Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign former Toronto Argos linebacker Justin Tuggle
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American linebacker Justin Tuggle on Tuesday. The 29-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. Tuggle started 16 games at three dif...
Feb 19, 2019
EU, UK to have more Brexit talks but key disagreement intact
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May got ready for a trip to European Union headquarters to seek an elusive breakthrough in Brexit negotiations but was told Tuesday on the eve of the talks th...
Feb 19, 2019
'Black Panther' costume designer blazes trail to inspire
LOS ANGELES - Ruth E. Carter is a black woman blazing a trail as a costume designer in a film industry with not many who look like her. But through her upcoming career achievement award and Oscar nomi...
Feb 19, 2019
Fire in slum kills 9 in southeastern Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A devastating blaze raced through a crammed slum in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring several others, a fire official said. The fire brok...
Feb 19, 2019
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard drops second-round match against Simona Halep
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The 24-year-old native of Westmount, Que., lost 7-6 (4), 6-4 to No. 3 seed Simona Halep of R...
Feb 19, 2019
Multiple deaths in Halifax house fire: 'Our entire municipality is heartbroken'
HALIFAX - Multiple people were killed in an early-morning fire Tuesday that witnesses said quickly engulfed a home in a Halifax suburb. Police and fire officials would not discuss the number of d...
Feb 19, 2019
Community vigil planned for slain 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar
BRAMPTON, Ont. - The city in which an 11-year-old girl allegedly died at the hands of her father last week is holding a vigil in her honour tonight. City councillors in Brampton, Ont. will host a...
Feb 19, 2019
Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died
PARIS - Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past ...
Feb 19, 2019
Vancouver Granville community leaders voice support for MP Jody Wilson-Raybould
VANCOUVER - When Jody Wilson-Raybould was demoted in cabinet, a rabbi in her Vancouver Granville riding reached out to her with a message from the Bible. It quoted Joseph, who said afte...
Feb 19, 2019
Iran points to Pakistan after deadly attack on Guard
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament speaker said Sunday that an attack that killed 27 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard was "planned and carried out from inside Pakistan," which he said should ...
Feb 19, 2019