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Alouettes sign all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal is set to keep the 26-year-old with the team th...
Aug 27, 2024
Redblacks quarterback Brown, Lions defensive lineman Covington net CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown and tackle Christian Covington of the B.C. Lions were the top offensive and defesive players in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Brown captured top offensi...
Aug 27, 2024
Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 17-year-old from Ontario is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off the edge of a cliff in a popular park in North Vancouver, B.C. Dwayne Derban, assistant fire chie...
Aug 27, 2024
Quebec government says it's taking action to end illegal dumping in Mohawk territory
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal. The Environment Department says "field interventions" are p...
Aug 27, 2024
Consul-general to New York set to testify about government purchase of residence
OTTAWA - Canada's consul-general in New York has been given a new opportunity to testify before a House committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million. ...
Aug 27, 2024
China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs
HALIFAX - China is slamming Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, promising there will be retaliation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the move...
Aug 27, 2024
Midfielder Niko Sigur named to Canadian men’s roster for September friendlies
Head coach Jesse Marsch has named midfielder Niko Sigur to Canada's roster for friendlies against the United States and Mexico during the September FIFA international window. The Canadian men's nation...
Aug 27, 2024
Toronto's whooping cough cases more than double pre-pandemic average: public health
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health says the number of whooping cough cases are more than double the pre-pandemic average. The public health agency is reporting 99 cases in Toronto so far this year compar...
Aug 27, 2024
Hoops player Anderson, swimmer Roxon named Canada's Paralympic flag-bearers in Paris
PARIS - Basketball player Patrick Anderson and swimmer Katarina Roxon have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris. Anderson of Fergus, Ont., will ...
Aug 27, 2024
CF Montreal transfers midfielder Mathieu Choinière to Swiss club Grasshopper Zurich
MONTREAL - Mathieu Choinire is heading to Europe. CF Montreal announced Tuesday that Choinire is joining Switzerland's Grasshopper Club Zurich, ending a months-long saga after the homegrown midfielder...
Aug 27, 2024
