PCB Challengers’ Bismah Maroof has been ruled out of the forthcoming Triangular One Day Women’s Cricket Tournament due to a hamstring injury. Maroof was supposed to captain the PCB Challengers but with her being sidelined, the selectors have appointed Sidra Amin as the new skipper of the side. Meanwhile, Sana …

LONDON: New Arsenal signings Pierre-Emerick Aubame­yang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will get an early taste of the north London derby atmosphere when they face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Saturday. The pair enjoyed comfortable home debuts in last weekend’s 5-1 rout of Everton but their local rivals are sure to provide …

MONTREAL—When Alberta announced a boycott of British Columbia wines in retaliation for regulations that could block a vital west coast oil pipeline, environmentalists across the country had a one-word response. Buycott. The clarion call of conscious consumers determined to flex their purchasing power in support of their political prerogatives was …

OTTAWA—Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould is about to become the first federal cabinet minister in history to take a maternity leave. Gould is expecting her first child in early March and will go on leave until at least May after the baby is born. Treasury Board President Scott Brison will …

OTTAWA—The CBC should not have been ordered to remove stories identifying a murdered Alberta girl from its online archives, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The high court made the 9-0 decision Friday in a case that touches on the issue of publishing in the digital era. In early …

GANDER, N.L.—Police are investigating the sudden death of a 14-year-old Newfoundland girl, saying they are aware of social media allegations in the case but don’t yet know what precipitated the death. Gander RCMP said Friday numerous investigators have been assigned to look into the circumstances of the tragedy and will …

Trudeau motorcade involved in multiple injury crash in California SIMI VALLY, Calif. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motorcade was involved in a crash that left a number of people injured Friday night in Simi Valley, California. The accident happened just after the motorcade left the Ronald Reagan presidential library where …

A second White House official has resigned amid accusations of domestic violence, according to a report by The Washington Post. Speechwriter David Sorensen resigned Friday, just days after staff secretary Rob Porter quit amid abuse accusations in two prior marriages. Sorensen’s ex-wife reportedly accused him of being violent and emotionally …

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s third-ranking official plans to step down, as the agency has been the target of withering criticism by President Trump and Republican lawmakers, the department said in a statement late Friday. Rachel Brand, who only last week was praised for her leadership by Attorney General Jeff …

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court precedents that have stood the test of time for generations are in danger of falling like dominoes in the next few months. First on the chopping block is a 1977 ruling that allowed public employee unions to collect fees from non-members for collective bargaining. The court’s …