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Toronto FC's growing injury list impacts Canada with a hip injury sidelining Osorio
A hip injury has prevented Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio from joining Canada for a key Copa America qualifying playoff next Saturday against Trinidad and Tobago. The veteran midfielder has been r...
Mar 17, 2024
Homan remains undefeated with 10-6 win over U.S. at women's curling worlds
SYDNEY, N.S. - Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the world women's curling championship with a 10-6 victory over the United States' Tabitha Peterson on Sunday. Canada entered the contest having earned 7...
Mar 17, 2024
Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's integrated homicide investigation team says a man in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with murder in the death of his wife. IHIT says in a news release that off...
Mar 17, 2024
Early returns show Putin has nearly 88% of the vote in election where opposition was stifled
Russian officials released early returns Sunday showing President Vladimir Putin has nearly 88% of the vote in an election where he stifled the opposition. The vote, which holds little suspense, is ta...
Mar 17, 2024
RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey are investigating a weekend stabbing on a city bus that has sent a man to the hospital. They say it happened shortly before 2:40 p.m. on Saturday when officers got wo...
Mar 17, 2024
No stranger to firsts, TFC teenager Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty opens MLS scoring account
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty has been around long enough at Toronto FC that it's hard to believe he's still only 19. Signing a homegrown contract as a 15-year-old - in January 2020 - gives you a long runwa...
Mar 17, 2024
Annual NFR recruitment drive looking to add to their firefighting family
NANAIMO - Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) is holding its annual recruitment drive this month, looking for anyone interested in joining their firefighting family. The job postings will be on the City of Nana...
Mar 17, 2024
In B.C.'s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake
Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut blockfilled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water rushing over the barren ground. Theenvironmental advocatewas storm watching during the ...
Mar 17, 2024
'Resurgence' of French in Maine gives francophones hope, but fears, challenges remain
MONTREAL - For decades, Cecile Thornton had little motivation to speak French. Born into the minority francophone community in Lewiston, Maine, she says she and her family were often the target of rid...
Mar 17, 2024
Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa to be remembered at funeral service today
OTTAWA - The victims of a mass killing in Ottawa will be remembered today at a multi-faith funeral service. The service is open to the public and scheduled for 1 p.m. at the city's Infinity Convention...
Mar 17, 2024