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Federal government to announce funding to help Toronto host six 2026 World Cup games
TORONTO - The federal government is set to announce funding to help Toronto host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and federal Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough are sche...
May 03, 2024
Winnipeg judge to rule if trial of accused serial killer to start with jury
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg judge is expected to decide today whether the trial of a man accused of killing four women will still be heard by a jury Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki have asked that his jury tria...
May 03, 2024
Claims of Surrey RCMP harassment fell into 'jurisdictional void': B.C. court papers
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Surrey Police Union say officers were subjected to harassment and disrespect by members of the Surrey RCMP, only to be left in a "jurisdictional void" when both federal and...
May 03, 2024
Princess Anne to take part in B.C. ceremony bringing new ship into Pacific fleet
VANCOUVER - Canada's first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel will officially be brought into the Pacific fleet today and Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to take part in its com...
May 03, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to report today on alleged meddling in federal elections
OTTAWA - A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is slated to release a report today on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue plans to mak...
May 03, 2024
More than half of Canadians say freedom of speech is under threat, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger. The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is unde...
May 03, 2024
Bruins searching for answers as they head home for deciding Game 7
TORONTO - An uninspired Game 5 effort put the pressure squarely on the Boston Bruins in their first-round NHL playoff series against Toronto. A Game 6 dud only made things worse. The Maple Leafs toppe...
May 02, 2024
Nylander, Woll star as Maple Leafs down Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7
TORONTO - William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 22 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday to force Game 7 in their first-round series. Toronto has now w...
May 02, 2024
Matt Wallace takes 1-shot lead, Canada's Pendrith in second at Byron Nelson, with defending champ Jason Day 3 back
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described "terrible" season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the world so go...
May 02, 2024
OSIC, Abuse Free Sport to be taken over by Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner and its Abuse-Free Sports Program will be absorbed by the Canadian Centre For Ethics in Sport by next year. OSIC was created in 2022 as a division of the...
May 02, 2024