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Canada coach says Sinclair's influence, example will be felt long after she retires
MONTREAL - While the countdown has started on Christine Sinclair's international career, coach Bev Priestman says the longtime Canada captain's impact will be felt long after she's gone. "I've heard h...
Oct 27, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs send Fraser Minten back to WHL's Kamloops Blazers
Fraser Minten's first NHL taste as come to an end. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday the 19-year-old centre has been reassigned to the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers. The move back to...
Oct 27, 2023
Biden talks with Chinese foreign minister as he prepares for potential meeting with Xi
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden met Friday with China's top diplomat, a conversation that's viewed as the precursor to a potential sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month. The enco...
Oct 27, 2023
'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate kn...
Oct 27, 2023
MATCHDAY: Barcelona hosts Madrid in Bellingham's 1st 'clasico', Arsenal plays Sheffield United
A look at what's happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Arsenal hosts last-place Sheffield United in what looks like lopsided matchup, but the visitors have played tough against Manchester ...
Oct 27, 2023
Senators lose two more defencemen in Chabot, Brannstrom to injuries
PITTSBURGH - The Ottawa Senators are down two more defencemen due to injury. Head coach D.J. Smith told reporters Friday that Thomas Chabot fractured his hand and will likely miss six weeks. Smith als...
Oct 27, 2023
'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate kn...
Oct 27, 2023
Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms
Doubts raised over Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations bona fides are roiling the community she claims to be part of. A CBC story saying the singer's ancestry may not be Indigenous has renewed debate a...
Oct 27, 2023
U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two ...
Oct 27, 2023
Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...
Oct 27, 2023