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PINE KNOT, Ky. - Drivers travelling along a Kentucky highway didn't have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes. An electronic road sign that was hacked ear...

Toronto FC went local and then global in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, choosing Canadian defender Nyal Higgins before picking players from Nigeria, Senegal and Denmark. The 21-year-old Higgins, a native ...

The Moncton Wildcats showed this week they are serious about chasing the Memorial Cup. Director of hockey operations Ritchie Thibeau proved as much by orchestrating five separate deals, including a bl...

FAIRFIELD, Ala. - Charles Barkley has donated $1 million to historically black Miles College. The Basketball Hall of Famer and former Auburn star told interim president Bobbie Knight about the donatio...

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The Canadian junior team's golden goal scorer is the centre piece of a major deal just prior to the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. The Peterborough Petes have acquired cent...

OTTAWA - An outpouring of grief over the deaths of dozens of Iranians with ties to Canada in a plane crash this week underscores the fact that while there may not be official diplomatic relations betw...

OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...

Mike O'Shea has moved on from the euphoria of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' 2019 Grey Cup victory. Winnipeg ended its dubious Grey Cup drought with a stunning 33-12 victory over the favoured Hamilto...

In a story published Nov. 19, 2019, about New Year's Eve opossum drops in North Carolina, The Associated Press, citing a story from The News & Observer of Raleigh, erroneously reported that the la...

HAMILTON - Ted Laurent won't be hitting CFL free agency next month. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed the veteran Canadian defensive lineman to a two-year deal Thursday. The six-foot-one, 299-pound La...