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New cybersecurity centre developed by Mastercard, feds, slated for Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The federal government and Mastercard are working together to develop technologies and standards aimed at ensuring safe and secure use of any device connected to the internet. Ministe...
Jan 23, 2020
Toronto cop who shot teen Sammy Yatim on empty streetcar gets full parole
TORONTO - A police officer who fatally shot a distraught teenager on an empty Toronto streetcar more than six years ago has been granted full parole, with officials noting his prog...
Jan 23, 2020
Trudeau stays mum on Sussexes' security costs as Harry returns to B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to say who will cover security costs for Prince Harry and his family while they are in Canada. Trudeau said Tuesday in Winnipeg that discussions...
Jan 23, 2020
Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma
TORONTO - Half of elite female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published on Tue...
Jan 23, 2020
Canada women's soccer team reduces roster to 20 ahead of CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has trimmed his roster to 20 ahead of next week's CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with Jenna Hellstrom and 15-year-old Olivia Smith droppin...
Jan 23, 2020
Toronto FC signs another talented teenager as Jayden Nelson joins first team
Toronto FC signed their third homegrown player in as many days Thursday, adding 17-year-old forward Jayden Nelson to the first-team roster. Following in the footsteps of 19-year-old defender Rocco Rom...
Jan 23, 2020
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs with Liverpool women's team
LIVERPOOL, England - Former Canadian youth international goalkeeper Rylee Foster has joined the Liverpool women's team. The 21-year-old joins the Reds after four years at West Virginia University. Bor...
Jan 23, 2020
Canada to start ratifying new NAFTA next week following U.S. approval: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canada will move swiftly next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government will introduce a...
Jan 23, 2020
Risk of Chinese coronavirus to Canadians low, health minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are under observation for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China, but that the risk to Canadians remains low...
Jan 23, 2020
Police resume search for 5 snowmobilers from France missing in Lac-Saint-Jean
ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - Provincial police say the search is resuming today for five missing snowmobilers from France who disappeared in frigid waters while riding off trail in the provin...
Jan 23, 2020
