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Lions defence stresses need for communication ahead of Ticats tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Following a close loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the message on the B.C. Lions defence is the need for better communication. The Lions secondary was hammered by Roughriders third...
Aug 25, 2023
Agent: More could be done to market Canada's soccer players, brand
Despite the success Canada's men's soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players. N...
Aug 25, 2023
Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...
Aug 25, 2023
Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...
Aug 25, 2023
Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Wagner Group leader
President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, on Friday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who...
Aug 25, 2023
In the news today: Travel restrictions lifted in B.C., phone disruptions in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Evacuation, travel orders lifted as fires diminish The last travel restriction ...
Aug 25, 2023
Evacuation orders, final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires diminish
The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna's city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this we...
Aug 25, 2023
Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires
Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn't e...
Aug 25, 2023
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard falls in second round of U.S. Open qualifiers
NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Bouchard had three aces and three double faults, ...
Aug 24, 2023
Blue Bombers extend win streak to five games with 47-17 thumping of Alouettes
WINNIPEG - Receiver Dalton Schoen and running back Brady Oliveira each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Montreal Alouettes 47-17 and extended their win streak to f...
Aug 24, 2023