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Blazers one of the hottest teams, credit quick starts to recent run of success
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday night's (Mar. 15) 11-1 shellacking of the Victoria Royals was by far the Blazers' biggest margin of victory this season. But in many respects, the way they're playing, they should...
Mar 17, 2023
Toronto FC feeling the frustration of early-season injuries, blown leads
TORONTO - It's early in the MLS season, but frustration is growing at Toronto FC. Injuries to key personnel have denied coach Bob Bradley a chance to field his first-choice team. Toronto (0-1-2) has l...
Mar 17, 2023
NBA fines Grizzlies' Brooks $35k for shoving camera person
NEW YORK - The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$35,000 on Friday for shoving a camera person on the sideline after chasing a loose ball in a loss in Miami. Joe Dumars, the NB...
Mar 17, 2023
'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and he's asked Canada's intelligence agency...
Mar 17, 2023
Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane to appear before Heritage Committee
It's Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane's turn Monday to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. Cochrane will be accompanied by Canada Soccer board members Pau...
Mar 17, 2023
Mass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck
AMQUI, Que. - A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Grald Charest and Jean L...
Mar 17, 2023
PETERS: Hamer-Jackson's committee moves will alienate council, increase gridlock at city hall
MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON'S MOVE THIS WEEK to stack council committees with people he considers more in tune with his frequency was a fairly predictable development.In our system, the mayor's actual po...
Mar 17, 2023
Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer Sa...
Mar 17, 2023
Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wag...
Mar 17, 2023
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
POND INLET, Nunavut - The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22...
Mar 17, 2023
