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The Latest: US defence secretary condemns Istanbul attack
ISTANBUL – The Latest on the twin explosions near an Istanbul soccer stadium on Saturday…
Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
AUSTIN, Texas – This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation’s…
Plane crash survivor from Brazil recounts final moments
RIO DE JANEIRO – A survivor of a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71…
Toronto FC picks up contract options on 13 players, including Irwin and Moor
Toronto FC has exercised the contract options on 13 players, including goalkeeper Clint Irwin and…
Pro-Kurd party members arrested in wake of Istanbul bombings
ISTANBUL – Turkish authorities arrested more than 200 people Monday following suicide bombings near an…
Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan earns another soccer award
TORONTO – Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan, who led West Virginia to the NCAA women’s…
Sudden spike in prison violence ‘a problem right across the country’
HALIFAX – It’s 26 seconds of brutality — and lays bare the emerging reality of…
The Latest: Turkey detains 568 for alleged Kurdish ties
ISTANBUL – The Latest on Turkey’s investigation into a deadly weekend attack near a soccer…
Human rights group urges boycott of Qatar Airways
BOSTON – A human rights group is hoping to persuade travellers from Boston and other…
Star striker Sinclair named Canada’s top women’s soccer player for 13th time
Christine Sinclair remembers dark times for Canada at the beginning of her international soccer career…
Rio’s Olympic golf course: Who plays it? Who pays for it?
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic golf course took three years to build as the project was…
At least 26 killed in Congo protests, rights group says
KINSHASA, Congo – Security forces in Congo killed at least 26 demonstrators Tuesday and arrested…
When giants fall: Sports loses Ali, Howe, Palmer, Summitt
Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the…
Cubs’ World Series title voted top AP sports story of 2016
CHICAGO – Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus…
Colombia probe finds human error, lack of fuel in air crash
BOGOTA – A series of human errors caused an airliner to run out of fuel…
Stray bag of toys prompts scare at Trump Tower
NEW YORK – A stray backpack prompted the partial evacuation of Trump Tower on Tuesday,…
Man convicted in death of mom who led double life as escort
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A man was convicted Tuesday of murder and kidnapping in the…
Canada’s female swimmers voted Canadian Press team of the year
Canada’s female swimmers soared to unexpected heights in 2016. Six Olympic medals followed by another…
Trump’s election, the Brexit vote, and the Fort McMurray fire: news from 2016
An in-brief look at some Canadian and international news events of the last 12 months,…
Matthews scores pair, including OT winner, as Leafs’ storybook season continues
TORONTO – It was the storybook finish to what’s looking more and more like a…
St. Louis to consider funding to upgrade Scottrade Center
St. Louis aldermen will consider spending about $4 million annually for 20 years to help…
Canadian content grows in depth and interest ahead of MLS SuperDraft
TORONTO – Canadian content in next week’s MLS SuperDraft got deeper and more interesting Wednesday…
Chapecoense to play 1st game since crash in 2 weeks
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense, which lost most of its team in…
Canadian soccer star Ashley Lawrence settling nicely into City of Lights
For Ashley Lawrence, the time was right. With her stellar soccer career at West Virginia…