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Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's Malmo FF
VANCOUVER - Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden's Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK ...
Dec 15, 2022
Federal public servants to start returning to office next month with hybrid system
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board is expected to announce today that federal public servants will have to begin returning to the office a few days per week next month, with a phased-in hybrid model. Employe...
Dec 15, 2022
Personal health information 'disturbingly' vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy watchdog says sensitive personal health records, from mental health to sexually transmitted disease histories, are "disturbingly" vulnerable to leaks. Information...
Dec 15, 2022
Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa
TORONTO - While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. "Probably each da...
Dec 15, 2022
Facebook intimidating Canadians with threats to pull news from platform: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez accused Meta on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, following the adoption of...
Dec 15, 2022
Slovak government falls after losing no-confidence vote
PRAGUE (AP) - Slovakia's coalition government fell Thursday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition following months of political crisis, in a development that could l...
Dec 15, 2022
Port Hardy man wins almost $600,000 while staying at Nanaimo hotel
NANAIMO - A Port Hardy man found his fortune in the Harbour City.Paul Willie was travelling down the Island when he stopped at a hotel in Nanaimo for the night and ended up winning almost $600,000 pla...
Dec 15, 2022
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson a finalist for soccer's MAC Hermann Trophy
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson, who helped Syracuse to the NCAA College Cup on Monday, is one of three finalists for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy. The award is the top individual honour in NCAA Divis...
Dec 15, 2022
PHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19
BOSTON - After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation's all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league's Toronto Six franch...
Dec 15, 2022
Woman and adult granddaughter fatally shot inside Montreal apartment
Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning. A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m., and officers found the two w...
Dec 15, 2022