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Toronto FC adds experience to backline by signing free agent Shane O'Neill
Toronto FC added some experience to its much-maligned defence Wednesday by signing free-agent defender Shane O'Neill on a deal that runs through 2024. The 28-year-old spent the last two seasons with t...
Dec 22, 2021
Calgary Flames refuse to pay more for rising costs of a new arena
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames pulled out of an arena deal with the city because team owners were no longer willing to shoulder a disproportionate amount of rising costs or more risk. Calgary Sports and...
Dec 22, 2021
Snow, storm and bitter cold warnings posted for parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A weather system from the Pacific Ocean is forecast to bring heavy snow and the risk of freezing rain to several areas of southern and central British Columbia. Environment Canada has issu...
Dec 22, 2021
Halifax police seek two suspects after 8-year-old boy killed in shooting Tuesday
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Halifax police are looking for two suspects after an 8-year-old boy was fatally shot while inside a car with an adult Tuesday afternoon. Const. John MacLeod today identified the chil...
Dec 22, 2021
Trudeau, Freeland push back at Biden on COVID-19 holiday gatherings
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pushing back at U.S. President Joe Biden's televised message to vaccinated Americans that they can gather safely for the holidays despite the spread of the Omicron v...
Dec 22, 2021
Agriculture Minister Bibeau announces emergency food funding top-up
OTTAWA - The federal government is spending another $30 million to help people at risk of going hungry, bringing total funding to $330 million. The top-up of the Emergency Food Security Fund will prov...
Dec 22, 2021
Former star player Jamie Cudmore back coaching, thanks to unique rugby partnership
Jamie Cudmore is coaching again, thanks to a unique partnership in the rugby fraternity. The 43-year-old former Canadian international from Squamish, B.C., was fired as head of Rugby Canada's national...
Dec 22, 2021
Murder charge laid after 19-year-old woman found dead near Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A charge of second-degree murder has been laid after a young woman was found dead in a home in British Columbia's central Interior. A statement from North District RCMP says the ...
Dec 22, 2021
Ottawa loosens eligibility requirements on pandemic relief for businesses, workers
Canada's federal government offered a lifeline to businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding eligibility for two benefit programs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several member...
Dec 22, 2021
Military procurement chief stands by naval helicopters despite recent problems
OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top procurement official says he would feel safe flying on one of the military's new naval helicopters despite the fleet's rash of recent problems. Assistant deputy m...
Dec 22, 2021