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CF Montreal adds size, experience up front in Norwegian international Bjorn Johnsen
MONTREAL - CF Montreal added size and experience up front Wednesday by acquiring American-born Norwegian international forward Bjorn Johnsen from South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai club. The MLS team used ta...
Feb 03, 2021
Canadian human rights groups among coalition calling for Beijing Olympic boycott
TORONTO - Cheuk Kwan wants the world to remember what happened after numerous countries considered boycotting the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but eventually agreed to participate. "The world should take ...
Feb 03, 2021
Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has accepted without amendment a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.But the legal and constitutional affairs committee breezed through clause-by-clause st...
Feb 03, 2021
New program offers B.C. businesses grants to build or expand online stores
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing a new grant program to support small and medium-sized businesses in expanding or pivoting to online sales. Ravi Kahlon, minister of jobs, econ...
Feb 03, 2021
Judge denies CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
OTTAWA - A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate. ...
Feb 03, 2021
'A really crazy adventure:' Arbuckle happy to be with Argonauts after eventful 2020
TORONTO - Three teams, three contract negotiations, a 33,000-kilometre relocation with another move on the way, a layoff caused by a global pandemic and a new baby. A lot has happened to Nick Arbuckle...
Feb 03, 2021
Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond
MADISON, Wis. - Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin af...
Feb 03, 2021
Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic'
MONTREAL - Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus - but there's no sign it has happened yet. "It's a theoretical, reali...
Feb 03, 2021
Cyle Larin, Ashley Lawrence named Canada Soccer players of the month
Cyle Larin and Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for January after helping their clubs move up the standings in Turkey and France, respectively. Larin scored seven g...
Feb 03, 2021
Myanmar charges Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her
YANGON, Myanmar - Police levelled their first formal charge against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, her allies said Wednesday, accusing the ousted leader of possessing illegally imported walkie-talkies an...
Feb 03, 2021
