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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

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

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

What the fusion breakthrough means for Saskatchewan and its economy
It was called a breakthrough in the search for clean energy, and something you thought could only be seen in science fiction movies. Earlier this week, scientists in the U.S. announced they produced m...
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

Canada's climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top risks: report
OTTAWA - A report says Canada's climate adaptation strategy is underfunded and does not clearly align its goals with the country's top climate change risks. The Canadian Climate Institute put out the ...
Dec 15, 2022