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Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello fined by MLS disciplinary committee
Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello has been fined by the MLS disciplinary committee for "failure to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the fifth minute of TFC's 3-1 loss to CF...
Sep 02, 2021
Redblacks host Alouettes in matchup of two teams with a lot to prove
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Paul LaPolice is not a patient man by his own admission, and with his team struggling offensively change could be inevitable. The Redblacks (1-2-0) will play their first ga...
Sep 02, 2021
Quebec judge rules boy, 12, can get COVID-19 vaccine despite father's opposition
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge says a mother is allowed to have her 12-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the father's opposition. In a judgment rendered last week, Justice Ali...
Sep 02, 2021
Campfire ban lifted for portions of Coastal Fire Centre, remains for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Some recent rain along with a return to normal temperatures have allowed officials to rescind some restrictions heading into the final long weekend of the summer.Effective Friday, Sept. 3 at...
Sep 02, 2021
Jagmeet Singh's custom poutine truck loses wheel on way to pre-debate photo op
MONTREAL - Jagmeet Singh's pre-debate photo op hit a bump in the road Thursday - rather, a hole - after the NDP leader's custom poutine truck lost a wheel on the way to a Montreal event. The NDP was f...
Sep 02, 2021
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one of his very first stunt job...
Sep 02, 2021
OHL suspends controversial Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely for violating the league's expectation for appropriate conduct by a player. The ...
Sep 02, 2021
Canada, U.S. Eagles renew rivalry in Rugby World Cup qualifying series
Canada and the U.S. Eagles will both be missing players from their starting lineup when they kick off their two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifying series Saturday in St. John's, N.L. Star fly half A.J....
Sep 02, 2021
Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report
Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors contributed to the high COVID-19 death toll in the province. Joanne Castonguay released he...
Sep 02, 2021
B.C. wildfires, evacuation orders continue to drop as government urges caution
VICTORIA - Residents of more than 970 properties have been allowed to return home as the number of evacuation orders due to wildfires in British Columbia dropped to 2,566 on Wednesday night. Emergency...
Sep 02, 2021