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Canadian national women’s team celebrates Olympic gold with 1-0 win over New Zealand
MONTREAL - Adriana Leon was the lone scorer as Canada beat New Zealand 1-0 on Tuesday in the second leg of the Celebration Tour. The friendly was the second match for the sixth-ranked Canadian women s...
Oct 26, 2021
Team meeting during five-game losing streak put Whitecaps back on course
VANCOUVER - It was late June and the season was already trending in the wrong direction for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The team was playing its "home games" in Sandy, Utah, due to COVID-19 restrictions....
Oct 26, 2021
Five things to know about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the new makeup of his cabinet that included some additions, subtractions and a shakeup for others. Here are five things to know about the cabinet and wh...
Oct 26, 2021
Riders punter Jon Ryan out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without the big leg of Jon Ryan against the Montreal Alouettes.In the third quarter of Saturday's 20-17 CFL win over the Stampeders in Calgary, Ryan ran down the f...
Oct 26, 2021
Calgary all-rounder Divya Saxena named MVP at cricket qualifier in Mexico
Calgary's Divya Saxena has been named MVP at the ICC Women's 2021 T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico. Saxena scored 180 runs in six innings and finished not out in three of them. Her 70-run no...
Oct 26, 2021
Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California police officer has been convicted of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed mentally ill man in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. A jury in Con...
Oct 26, 2021
Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world's second ...
Oct 26, 2021
Public health inspectors enforce health orders in Lloydminster
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is cracking down on violations of public health orders.According to a media release issued on Tuesday, Public Health inspectors issued multiple fines last week, inclu...
Oct 26, 2021
Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the...
Oct 26, 2021
Team Canada unveils kit from Lululemon for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
TORONTO - Fitness was in fashion Tuesday as Team Canada took a fresh step forward with new outfitter Lululemon unveiling the 2022 kit for the country's Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing. No bere...
Oct 26, 2021