Hall of Famer, former Raptors coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
SEATTLE (AP) — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was surrounded by...
Health officials warn this year’s flu season could be one of the worst
Cold and flu season is back, and this year, health experts say it could hit harder than usual. Early data from countries like Australia, where flu season starts earlier, show higher infection rates and more severe cases than in recent...
As U.S. wine sales in Canada plummet, local wineries look to capitalize on market gap
Over the summer, Narek Nersisyan saw more tourists and day trippers at his family’s winery, Holland Marsh Wineries in Newmarket, Ont. Nersisyan, the vice-president of sales and marketing at the winery, says there was an uptick in visitors of about...
US airlines’ daily cancellations top 2,000 for first time since shutdown cuts began
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,100 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic in the U.S. could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season....
‘They took out 4 innocent people’: National Silver Cross mom reflects on son’s life
OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne’s son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told the Lansdowne, Ont., mother that her son should never have been there in the first place. “They knew that they had somebody good. He could...
Brampton man charged in 2 extortion-related shootings in Peel Region
A 25-year-old man is facing several charges in connection with what police say was a pair of extortion-related shootings in Peel Region in October. Police in Peel Region allege two suspects showed up at a home near Old School Road...
Police seek woman in two downtown store robberies
Toronto police are searching for a woman in connection with a pair of downtown robberies. Investigators say a woman entered a store in the Dundas Street West and Bay Street area just after 9 p.m. on March 19 and put...
Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech
LONDON (AP) — The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC said Director-General Tim Davie and...
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for...
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure...
Woman struck, critically injured in multi-vehicle crash in Vaughan
A woman in her 60s suffered critical injuries following a multi-vehicle crash in Vaughan on Sunday. Police in York Region say the crash occurred just before noon in the intersection of Famous Avenue and Colossus Drive and that one pedestrian...
