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Vancouver Whitecaps meet Toronto FC in bid for Canadian Championship three-peat
VANCOUVER - Ali Ahmed always finds an extra gear in these kind of games. Not only is the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder preparing for the Canadian Championship final, but Wednesday's match will also p...
Sep 24, 2024
Supreme Court allows Missouri to proceed with the execution of death row inmate Marcellus Williams
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed with its plan to execute him, rejecting...
Sep 24, 2024
Forward Cole Perfetti looks to prove his worth after signing bridge deal with Jets
WINNIPEG - Cole Perfetti is determined to make the bridge deal that he just signed with the Winnipeg Jets pay off with a more lucrative pact in the future. The promising forward signed a two-year, US$...
Sep 24, 2024
Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest 'not a good solution'
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern communities can't opt out of paying their electricity bills. Ian Lafrenire was reacting to a Radio-...
Sep 24, 2024
Harris, Thurman get top marks as Roughriders dominate CFL's Week 16 honour roll
TORONTO - The Saskatchewan Roughriders dominated the honour roll for Week 16 of the CFL season with quarterback Trevor Harris, linebacker Jameer Thurman and the offensive line among those earning top ...
Sep 24, 2024
'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum
QUEBEC CITY - Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincia...
Sep 24, 2024
Canada's Clement defends world para-cycling title in T1 men's individual time trial
ZURICH - Canadian para-cyclist Nathan Clement defended his world title in the T1 men's individual time Tuesday at the 2024 road cycling and para-cycling world championships. The 29-year-old from West ...
Sep 24, 2024
Matthews leaves Leafs practice early, coach Berube says it's an 'upper body thing'
OTTAWA - Toronto captain Auston Matthews left the Maple Leafs practice early on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said he didn't expect the issue with the Leafs' new captai...
Sep 24, 2024
Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics. Health Emergency Readiness Canada...
Sep 24, 2024
Canada's Corey Conners eager for second chance at Presidents Cup
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE - A combination of intangibles and data-driven analysis has Corey Conners thinking the International team is due at this year's Presidents Cup. Conners, from Listowel, Ont....
Sep 24, 2024
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