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Toronto FC looks to build off three-week break as CF Montreal comes to town
Toronto FC returns to action Sunday after a three-week layoff that followed a disastrous July. And interim coach Terry Dunfield says his team understands what's expected when CF Montreal comes to BMO ...
Aug 18, 2023
A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.
YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires. Meanwhile, a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps place back-up goalie on season-ending injury list
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say goalkeeper Thomas Hasal has been placed on Major League Soccer's season-ending injury list. Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster says the move is related t...
Aug 18, 2023
Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, manufacturer Novo Nordisk and Health Canada said on Friday. "We are experiencing a temporary supply di...
Aug 18, 2023
SaskPower stresses safety after 187 farm incidents this year
SaskPower is urging farmers to stay safe during the harvest season.In a news release sent out Thursday, the Crown corporation said it has observed 187 incidents involving farm equipment this year as o...
Aug 18, 2023
Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says. Novo Nordisk says it is experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Oze...
Aug 18, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. - A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British C...
Aug 18, 2023
Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires
MONTREAL - Residents of northwestern Quebec have been evacuated because of high-intensity forest fires raging near Cree communities and Hydro-Qubec infrastructure. The Cree Board of Health says seven ...
Aug 18, 2023
Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says a top-secret briefing on foreign interference did not allow her to access key intelligence documents. Former special rapporteur David Johnston had releas...
Aug 18, 2023
US, Japan and South Korea are bolstering mutual security commitments over objections of Beijing
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden opened a Camp David summit on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the allies pledged to consult wit...
Aug 18, 2023