NBA star Steve Nash's younger brother Martin scored the lone goal to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-0 road victory over Toronto FC in a Canadian Champions League game on a gloriously sunny Canada Day afternoon.

Curtis Joseph became the latest to rejoin the Toronto sports scene after a lengthy absence, welcomed back to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

The Chicago Blackhawks made a huge splash on the first day of NHL free agency, signing highly coveted defenceman Brian Campbell after more than doubling the salary of free agent goalie Cristobal Huet.

Mats Sundin was offered a two-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks worth $20 million US, a source has told the Canadian Press.

The money raised from playing the world's longest softball game will stay on Prince Edward Island to benefit local families hit by cancer, one the ballplayers said Tuesday.

Dr. Henry Morgentaler, a leading abortion rights crusader, has been named to the Order of Canada, news that has outraged anti-abortion groups.

More than 1,100 residents of northern Saskatchewan are nervously watching from afar as forest fires continue to threaten their homes.

After weeks of volatility on international wheat markets, prices of the grain appear to have settled down but remain relatively high.

Smoking is now banned on all property belonging to the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.

As family and friends mourned the deaths of two passionate cyclists on Tuesday, news emerged that their support vehicle wasn't with them when they were hit by a car on a Manitoba highway.

Manitobans are paying more for their electricity starting Tuesday, after the Public Utilities Board ordered Manitoba Hydro to increase its rates by five per cent.

The Calgary Flames acquired Alberta native Rene Bourque from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade Tuesday as general manager Darryl Sutter continues to make over his club.

Tens of thousands of revellers converged on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday to wish Canada a happy 141st birthday.

Police are trying to piece together how a 14-year-old boy was beaten and let unconscious on Monday.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after Edmonton police found the body of a missing female escort buried in a yard.

The Edmonton Oilers made a splash on Canada Day with a pair of trades that netted the club rugged forward Erik Cole and prospect Gilbert Brule.

For 14 years as a forensics officer, Ross Lindsay stood in seedy apartments, back alleys and bushes, training his lens on the bloody results of human degeneracy.

Today, the realtor and water-taxi operator is unapologetic about his reluctance to open up his island community to traffic and visitors.

When she opens her front door in the morning, she often sees a policeman on a bicycle. When a marked cruiser pulls up in the grimy courtyard, no longer do all the loitering teenagers scatter: Some stick around to talk

Yesterday, police tried to explain how he ended up dead under a tree in the backyard of an abandoned Surrey house that was reportedly a popular party hangout for teens.