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‘I think we did a miracle’: Unique interim coach leads Whitecaps to playoffs
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini isn't exactly the coach many would expect to be tasked with turning around a struggling soccer team. But the exuberant Italian has done just that, taking the Vancouver Whitec...
Nov 09, 2021
Marchant's marathon was about something bigger than her personal comeback
Her running career was sidelined for years by three major health scares, and her life completely rocked by the drug-related deaths of both her dad and a close friend. And so, when Lanni Marchant lined...
Nov 09, 2021
Quebec anti-corruption unit considering name change to improve tarnished image
QUEBEC - The head of Quebec's anti-corruption unit says he's considering a rebranding exercise for his troubled police force. Frdrick Gaudreau told reporters today his police unit is ready to take a n...
Nov 09, 2021
PWHPA partners with Toronto Maple Leafs for December showcase tournament
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association is partnering with the Toronto Maple Leafs to hold a showcase tournament in that city Dec. 18-19. The Kipling Showcase will be held in bot...
Nov 09, 2021
Whitecaps defender Derek Cornelius making the most of loan spell in Greece
Derek Cornelius' goal has always been to play in Europe. His journey took him to clubs in Russia, Germany and Serbia before signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2019. Then Whitecaps coach M...
Nov 09, 2021
Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs
QUEBEC - A Quebec bill that would have allowed only people who have undergone surgery to change their sex on identification documents will be changed. The bill introduced Oct. 21 by Justice Minister S...
Nov 09, 2021
More work to be done as Canada ranks sixth in global drug policy index: experts
Canada ranks sixth in the world's first drug policy index, but experts say its passing grade is nothing to be proud of as status quo policies are doing little to curb thousands of deaths yearly. The G...
Nov 09, 2021
Mets' Alderson claims New York a deterrent in GM search
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Mets President Sandy Alderson says the biggest impediment in the club's dragging search for a general manager isn't his presence nor owner Steve Cohen, but the spotlight create...
Nov 09, 2021
CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada
OTTAWA - The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has "lots underway" to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a fi...
Nov 09, 2021
Over 1,500 toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. in first nine months of 2021: coroner
VICTORIA - The latest numbers from British Columbia's coroner show suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths set new records in August and September, pushing total overdose deaths to another record for t...
Nov 09, 2021