Author Archives:
Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Birarda to apologize for sex offences: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A former coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national youth soccer teams is expected to make a public apology today in court for sex crimes. Bob Birarda, 55, pleaded guilty in Fe...
Sep 2, 2022
Jets sign veteran forward Sam Gagner to one-year, $750,000 contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, US$750,000 contract. Gagner, 33, had 13 goals and 18 assists in 81 games with Detroit last season. The London, Ont., ...
Sep 2, 2022
Kamloops refugee group hosting volunteer training session to help Ukrainian newcomers
KAMLOOPS - A refugee resettlement group is putting out the call for Kamloops residents to help Ukrainian newcomers arrive to the city.In a news release issued Friday (Sept. 2) morning, Refugee and Fri...
Sep 2, 2022
Canadian embassy says its Xinjiang posts were censored on Chinese social media
BEIJING - Canada's embassy in Beijing says censors have removed its posts about a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang from two Chinese social media platforms. The embassy Tweeted that it...
Sep 2, 2022
White House seeks $13.7 billion more for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide $13.7 billion in emergency dollars for Ukraine as U.S. aid to the war-torn country is running out. The request, which comes as lawma...
Sep 2, 2022
Erin O'Toole to appear by video at event where new Conservative leader is named
OTTAWA - Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole will deliver a greeting at the party's leadership event where his successor will be named but he won't be on the stage. Party president Rob Batherson s...
Sep 2, 2022
Calgary's Piper Logan gets chance to shine on Rugby World Cup Sevens stage
Piper Logan, who turned heads at the Commonwealth Games in July in her rugby sevens international debut, will get another chance to shine on the world stage next week. The 21-year-old from Calgary, na...
Sep 2, 2022
Women's pro hockey in North America key to strengthening international game: IIHF
HERNING, Denmark - A unified North American women's pro hockey league could bolster the international game in the same way the NHL does on the men's side, says the International Ice Hockey Federation'...
Sep 2, 2022
'I feel the history': 50 years on, the Summit Series looms large for Canadian coach
It's been nearly 50 years since millions of Canadians sat holding their breath, glued to the grainy black-and-white television images being beamed into living rooms, offices and schools from a rink in...
Sep 2, 2022
Empty folders among items found in FBI search of Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seiz...
Sep 2, 2022
