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Canada names 60-man preliminary roster for next month's Gold Cup
Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David highlight Canada's preliminary 60-man roster for next month's Gold Cup. The final 23-man squad will be confirmed prior to the July 2 start of the tournament's 12-cou...
Jun 18, 2021
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. confident Montreal can pick up where it left off in '19
Vernon Adams Jr. is getting a head start on the 2021 CFL season. The Montreal Alouettes' starting quarterback is already at his apartment in the city completing his 14-day quarantine after arriving fr...
Jun 18, 2021
NCAA memo: Emmert tells schools to act on NIL or he will
NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrit...
Jun 18, 2021
Lower Post postpones school demolition ceremony after animal remains found
LOWER POST, B.C. - A ceremony to mark the demolition of a former residential school building in a British Columbia First Nation community has been postponed after animal remains were found by construc...
Jun 18, 2021
Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says as o...
Jun 18, 2021
Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours it says appeal to youth
The federal government says it wants to ban most flavoured vaping products in a bid to reduce their appeal to youth. Health Canada released draft regulations Friday that would restrict all e-cigarette...
Jun 18, 2021
Reconciliation agreement reached between British Columbia and Heiltsuk Nation
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The B.C. government has signed a reconciliation agreement with the Heiltsuk Nation aimed at offering support for housing, language and economic development. The $22.3-million agree...
Jun 18, 2021
'It's really sad:' Whiskey Creek service station flattened in non-suspicious fire
WHISKEY CREEK - Fire officials believe a damaging blaze which destroyed the Whiskey Creek Co-op service station was accidental.Lt. Theresa Benoit with Coombs-Hillers Volunteer fire department said the...
Jun 18, 2021
Vaccinated youth in Nunavut community to receive $100 gift card
ARVIAT, Nunavut - Youth in a community that had Nunavut's biggest outbreak of COVID-19 will each get a $100 gift card if they get a jab this weekend. Anyone aged 12 to 17 in Arviat can get a dose of t...
Jun 18, 2021
A healthier Toronto FC returns to action in Orlando after international break
Toronto FC returns to action Saturday healthier and more optimistic after going into the international break with an underwhelming 1-4-2 record. While there is still no resolution on the future of dis...
Jun 18, 2021