MLB considering playoff expansion where top seeds pick initial opponent: reports
Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to
Montreal Impact, franchise-leading scorer Ignacio Piatti agree to terminate contract
The Montreal Impact and midfielder Ignacio Piatti have agreed to terminate his Major League Soccer contract, allowing the Argentine to
Raptors’ Lowry set to return, Ibaka out with illness vs. Timberwolves
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is expected to play Monday against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, but big man Serge Ibaka
Raptors push historic win streak to 15 games after fending off Timberwolves
The Toronto Raptors’ franchise-best winning streak is now a Canadian record. Pascal Siakam scored 34 points on Monday and the
RCMP arrests in Wet’suwet’en territory spark protests nationwide
Arrests by the RCMP in Wet’suwet’en territory in northern B.C., have triggered railway blockades and other protests across the country
Ex-Blue Jays reliever sues Houston Astros in sign-stealing scandal
Former major league pitcher Mike Bolsinger sued the Houston Astros on Monday, claiming their sign-stealing scheme contributed to a poor
Former Canucks Daniel, Henrik Sedin happy in their retirement
There are many things Daniel and Henrik Sedin miss about playing hockey, but the Swedish twins who will be remembered
UN warns of potential ‘catastrophe’ for Africa if locust outbreak not contained
Uganda is scrambling to respond to the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while
Sanders, Buttigieg campaigns request partial recanvass of Iowa caucus results
The two Democrats who led the Iowa caucuses — Sen. Bernie Sanders and former mayor Pete Buttigieg — both requested
Oilers sign defenceman Darnell Nurse to 2-year extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract extension Monday. The deal is worth $11.2 million, according
California police officer suing Masai Ujiri in wake of championship altercation
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is being sued by the California police officer he scuffled with in the moments after
In letter to Trudeau, Kenney warns of ‘devastating impacts’ if Ottawa rejects Teck mine
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that rejecting Teck’s proposed oilsands project would have «devastating impacts»
LeBron James, Kyle Lowry headline 44 candidates for U.S. Olympic team
LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics. James — a two-time gold medallist and three-time Olympian — is
Canadian women will learn Olympic basketball draw in March
The women’s basketball field for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is set with Canada punching its ticket to a third
U.S. accuses Chinese military hackers in massive Equifax breach over 2 years ago
Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency
RCMP poised to enforce injunction at fourth site of blockade of B.C. pipeline project
RCMP are poised to enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction in the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en Nation at the
The Trump effect: How the U.S. president may be reshaping attitudes toward NATO
It’s no secret that Donald Trump dislikes NATO. But the U.S. president’s incessant hammering of alliance members to urge them
Renovations to cabinet ministers’ offices cost $1.6 million over past 4 years
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has spent more than $1.6 million on furniture, renovations and artwork for cabinet ministers’ offices
Ottawa to promise long-term fix for N.L.’s Muskrat Falls, could spare province steep rate hike
The federal government has agreed to negotiate a financial restructuring of the Muskrat Falls hydro project to make it financially
2 Manitoba curling teams heading to world juniors celebrated in send-off party
Two Manitoba curling teams had their official send off Sunday before making their way to Russia to represent Team Canada
Jets storm back to defeat Blackhawks with 4-goal 3rd period
Andrew Copp may have found his calling playing centre. Moving from the wing to the middle due to injuries, the
Canadian women’s soccer team falls to U.S. in Olympic qualifying championship final
The U.S. continued its mastery over Canada on Sunday, winning the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship 3-0 on second-half goals
Canada’s Nick Taylor goes wire-to-wire to win at Pebble Beach
Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. The Canadian managed both just fine
Super Bowl win still sinking in for Montreal’s Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
The enormity of winning the Super Bowl only sunk in for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif when he saw his mother crying on
