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New CONCACAF-CONMEBOL agreement gives Canada games against top-tier opposition
Canada is getting its wish to play more top-tier competition ahead of the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup. CONCACAF, the confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean, and South America...
Jan 27, 2023

Defence will once again be looked upon to fill the net for CF Montreal
MONTREAL - As the third week of CF Montreal's training camp draws to an end, the Major League Soccer club's turbulent off-season continues to draw attention away from the implementation of new head co...
Jan 27, 2023

WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't effect Canada's response: Tam
OTTAWA - The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body...
Jan 27, 2023

Italy prop Nemer who gave teammate banana is suspended
ROME (AP) - Benetton and Italy prop Ivan Nemer was suspended until the end of the season on Friday after giving a rotten banana to a Black teammate. During a secret Santa exchange of gifts at a Benett...
Jan 27, 2023

Medics say gunman wounds 10 in Jerusalem before being slain
JERUSALEM (AP) - A gunman opened fire Friday night near a synagogue in east Jerusalem, wounding 10 people before he was shot and killed, Israeli police and medics said. The shooting in the Jewish neig...
Jan 27, 2023

Elizabeth May says Greens will investigate after member information shared online
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May says the Green Party will investigate and conduct a "root to branch review" of all of its data-retention systems after member information was mistakenly posted online. The Green...
Jan 27, 2023

Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. braces for 'horrifying' video evidence
WASHINGTON - The family of Tyre Nichols is calling for calm across the United States as the country braces for visceral video evidence of another young Black man dying at the hands of police. Authorit...
Jan 27, 2023

Parliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the "Freedom Convoy" occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, says...
Jan 27, 2023

Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack
Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home...
Jan 27, 2023

Caufield: surgery ‘best decision,’ but would be playing in Canadiens playoff push
MONTREAL - The decision to undergo right shoulder surgery was a calculated group decision, but not a very popular one for Cole Caufield. After talks with Canadiens management and his agent Pat Brisson...
Jan 27, 2023