Author Archives:
Canadian men to open 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign against Bermuda in March
Canada will open its 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign March 25 at home to Bermuda, the first of a possible 20 matches the Canadian men will have to play if they are to book their ticket to Qatar. Th...
Dec 04, 2020
Ex-MP says no 'backroom' dealings involved in subcontract for 10,000 ventilators
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP whose medical company was subcontracted as part of a $237-million ventilator deal with the federal government says no "backroom" business factored into the agreement. Fran...
Dec 04, 2020
Black federal public servants file lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination
OTTAWA - A group of current and former Black federal workers has filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, alleging systemic discrimination in how it hired and promoted thousands of...
Dec 04, 2020
Wayward wallaroo rescued from river after chase in Illinois
PERU, Ill. - Police in Peru, Illinois, are no strangers to chases - unless what they're after hops away on two legs. Officers in the city about 95 miles (152 kilometres) southwest of Chicago were join...
Dec 04, 2020
Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett headed to the Florida Tropics
Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett has joined the Florida Tropics for the 2020-21 Major Arena Soccer League season. The 37-year-old from Hamilton has been with the Milwaukee Wave since 2009 but f...
Dec 04, 2020
Grey Cup MVP, top Canadian Harris among Winnipeg Blue Bombers potential free agents
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris, who was instrumental in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ending their Grey Cup drought in 2019, tops the CFL team's list of potential free agents. Harris is among 329 pl...
Dec 04, 2020
Toronto Raptors open 72-game season with home game in Tampa against New Orleans
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play host to the New Orleans Pelicans on Dec. 23 in their NBA season opener in their temporary home of Tampa, Fla. The league unveiled the first half of its schedule...
Dec 04, 2020
Bubbles are best: experts say return of sports risky as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Watching Connor McDavid let a slapshot fly or Fred VanVleet sink a deep three can be a salve to the soul of a sports fan run down by the difficult realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. But while health ...
Dec 04, 2020
Age, income among top factors affecting health during pandemic in B.C., survey shows
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer says a survey on people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic shows the most important areas that must be addressed relate to healt...
Dec 04, 2020
Province records 55th death, 283 new COVID-19 cases
One resident in the South zone, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died. A total of 55 people have died from the virus in Saskatchewan, 15 of which were within the last eight days.The latest indivi...
Dec 04, 2020