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Tough foes await Canada women at Wednesday's Olympic tournament draw
Canada could find itself facing two top-10 teams in pool play when it opens defence of its Olympic women's soccer title this summer in Paris. The tournament draw, which is being held Wednesday in subu...
Mar 19, 2024
NBA Notebook: Alexander-Walker stepping up for Timberwolves with all-star Towns out
Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been stepping up in a time of need for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota, one of the best success stories of the 2023-24 NBA season, took a hit a couple of weeks ago w...
Mar 19, 2024
‘Passed like a baton’: Advocates, Air Canada CEO clash on accessible travel
OTTAWA - Advocates and Air Canada's CEO are serving up opposing views of accessibility in the country's aviation system. Michael Rousseau, who heads Canada's largest airline, told a House of Commons t...
Mar 19, 2024
Retired Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov dies in Florida at 42
MIAMI (AP) - Former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the KHL, has died in Florida, police said Tuesday. He was 42. Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed ...
Mar 19, 2024
Toronto Blue Jays name right-hander Jose Berrios opening day starter
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have named right-hander Jose Berrios as their starting pitcher on opening day for the Major League Baseball season. The 29-year-old posted an 11-12 record in 2023...
Mar 19, 2024
Dwayne De Rosario, Robyn Gayle headed to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as Class of 2024
Former MLS MVP Dwayne De Rosario and longtime international Robyn Gayle have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. De Rosario and Gayle will be honoured later this year at a national team matc...
Mar 19, 2024
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada's air quality worse than U.S.: report
Canada's air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company I...
Mar 19, 2024
Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The department says it is aware of allegations brought fo...
Mar 19, 2024
Top Canadian pair believe age is an advantage at figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL - In an exacting sport where much of the competition hasn't yet turned 25, Canadian figure skating pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps aren't discouraged by their combined age of ...
Mar 19, 2024
Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract
MONTREAL - After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement. The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,00...
Mar 19, 2024