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Toronto FC set to add more star quality with an Italian flavour with Bernardeschi
TORONTO - It's been hurry up and wait with Toronto FC in recent months as Bob Bradley remakes the MLS club. Wait for Lorenzo Insigne to sign - and then arrive. Wait for Domenico Criscito to choose Tor...
Jul 15, 2022

AP Interview: Sri Lankan candidate to 'listen to the people'
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's opposition leader, who is seeking the presidency next week, vowed Friday to "listen to the people" who are struggling through the island nation's worst economic c...
Jul 15, 2022

Whitecaps acquire star wingback Julian Gressel from D.C. United
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired star German wingback Julian Gressel from D.C. United in exchange for up to US$900,000 in general allocation money. The 28-year-old has established him...
Jul 15, 2022

Vehicle waited for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before shooting in B.C.: police
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a vehicle with "multiple" people inside was waiting for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before he was killed in a parking lot in Surrey, B.C. Malik was one of the two men acquitt...
Jul 15, 2022

Veteran Argos running back Harris chasing two career milestones
HALIFAX - Getting the win remains the primary goal, but running back Andrew Harris will be chasing two career milestones Saturday afternoon. Harris will lead the Toronto Argonauts into their TD Atlant...
Jul 15, 2022

A hot topic: Heat warnings continue across Saskatchewan
It's going to be another scorcher in Saskatchewan.Environment Canada issued heat warnings Friday morning for much of the southern half of the province, saying humidex values are expected to reach 35 C...
Jul 15, 2022

Montreal looks for revenge as it hosts Toronto in showdown of struggling MLS teams
MONTREAL - CF Montral can get a much-needed win and avenge an embarrassing loss at the hands of its archrival when the Major League Soccer club hosts Toronto FC on Saturday. The game will be a rematch...
Jul 15, 2022

B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra billing and pr...
Jul 15, 2022

In West Bank, Biden says 'ground is not ripe' for peace
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - During a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, President Joe Biden offered compassion and financial assistance for hope-starved Palestinians but also delivered...
Jul 15, 2022

Horse put down following injury during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races
CALGARY - A horse has been killed after it was injured in a chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede. Organizers say in a statement that the horse on Cody Ridsdale's team was hurt during the fourth hea...
Jul 15, 2022