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Argonauts, Ticats set to square off for third time in four weeks
TORONTO - Following a one-week hiatus, linebacker Henoc Muamba and the Toronto Argonauts will again square off against their arch rivals. Toronto (4-5) hosts the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-7) at BMO Field...
Aug 25, 2022
New commissioner Mark Noonan excited about Canadian Premier League’s potential
While working in Ghana, Mark Noonan wanted to purchase land for a new soccer training ground. To close the deal, Noonan had to supply two bottles of peppermint schnapps, a case of beer, two canvas bag...
Aug 25, 2022
Second upskirt photo investigation launched by Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating a second case of a man taking inappropriate photos of a woman.On the same day and time of another similar incident, Nanaimo RCMP say a man was see using his ...
Aug 25, 2022
Visa delays leaving international students in limbo for fall semester
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government is looking at ways to prioritize visa applications for international students set to start school this coming semester as many are left wo...
Aug 25, 2022
Transit advocate says green hydrogen has been slow moving for city bus projects
OTTAWA - The head of an advocacy group pushing to decarbonize public transit systems says the new Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement sends a positive signal about the future of the industry. However, J...
Aug 25, 2022
Father of Iran flight crash victim arrives in Ottawa with demands for justice
OTTAWA - The father of a victim aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 - shot down by Iranian missiles in January 2020 - has arrived in Ottawa after marching for over two weeks to meet Prime...
Aug 25, 2022
Quarterbacks O'Connor, Fajardo in the spotlight as Riders visit Lions
VANCOUVER - Three months after Nathan Rourke silenced skeptics with a breakout start to the season, the B.C. Lions will have another Canadian quarterback under centre when they host the Saskatchewan R...
Aug 25, 2022
Nanaimo's Chartwell Malaspina included in $112 million sale
NANAIMO - A local long-term care facility is readying for a change in ownership.Chartwell Malaspina in Chase River is part of a $112 million sale from Chartwell Retirement Residences to AgeCare Health...
Aug 25, 2022
2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden's daughter's diary
NEW YORK (AP) - Two people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecut...
Aug 25, 2022
Path is set as Fernandez, Andreescu look for another deep U.S. Open run
NEW YORK - Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu learned their first-round opponents at the 2022 U.S. Open Thursday as the Canadians look to make another deep run at the final tennis major of the seas...
Aug 25, 2022