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A look at Toronto FC's revolving goalkeeping door in recent years
SEATTLE - With Quentin Westberg expected to start in Sunday's MLS Cup final, Toronto FC will have used three different goalkeepers in its three trips to the championship game over the last four season...
Nov 08, 2019

Health Canada 'actively monitoring' U.S. vaping illness breakthrough
OTTAWA - Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say ...
Nov 08, 2019

Quebec suspends controversial immigration reform for foreign students, workers
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is ending a nightmarish week by suspending its proposed changes to a popular fast-track immigration program for foreign students and workers. Premier Francois Legau...
Nov 08, 2019

Liberal winners, losers to gather for first time since disappointing election result
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs will gather Thursday on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's go...
Nov 08, 2019

19-year-old Kamloops student takes protest to ICBC HQ, says youth getting ‘screwed’
NORTH VANCOUVER - They were few in numbers, but the small size of a protest outside ICBC's head office in North Vancouver drew plenty of honks of support.Austin Kovacs, a 19-year-old Thompson Rivers U...
Nov 08, 2019 Image Credit: Global News

AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday...
Nov 08, 2019

Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden may return for division semifinal
CALGARY - Kamar Jorden is cleared to play football, which he feels is a victory in itself. It's been a little over 14 months since the Calgary Stampeders receiver suffered a catastrophic knee inj...
Nov 08, 2019

Police release surveillance photos, description after crime spree that spanned Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - Southeast District RCMP are releasing more information and surveillance photos as they try to track down a suspect and vehicle believed to be responsible for a crime spree through the South...
Nov 08, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney gets a little testy at constant Altidore questions
TUKWILA, Wash. - A somewhat testy Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney had to endure another round of questions Friday about the status of injured striker Jozy Altidore ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup final. Vanney...
Nov 08, 2019

Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's alleged financial irregularities to the anti-corru...
Nov 08, 2019

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