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Veteran Canadian trio to lead Canada's rugby sevens squads at the Tokyo Olympics
Veterans Harry Jones, Nate Hirayama and Ghislaine Landry will lead the Canadian rugby sevens squads at the Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian women won bronze at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Tokyo marks the Ca...
Jun 25, 2021
Brown, Emmanuel race to victory in men's and women's 100 at Canadian Olympic trials
MONTREAL - Aaron Brown raced to victory in the men's 100 metres, while Crystal Emmanuel captured her eighth national title in the women's 100 at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials on Friday. ...
Jun 25, 2021
Edmonton's Gloire Amanda, turns pro, signs with Austria's SK Austria Klagenfurt
Canadian forward Gloire Amanda, named the NCAA men's soccer player of the year in May, has signed with SK Austria Klagenfurt in Austria's top tier. "A new challenge. God guide me! ... Danke! Danke! Da...
Jun 25, 2021
Toronto FC skipper calls on fans to keep the faith despite run of poor results
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley is calling on fans to' keep the faith despite the MLS team's troubles this season. After finishing second in the Supporters' Shield race last year, Toronto (1-6-2) i...
Jun 25, 2021
Knife attack in German city leaves 3 dead, suspect arrested
BERLIN (AP) - A man armed with a long knife killed three people and injured five others, some seriously, in Germany's southern city of Wuerzburg on Friday before being shot by police and arrested, aut...
Jun 25, 2021
Trudeau resists calls to fire Bennett over 'hurtful' text, says he knows her 'heart'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resisting calls to fire Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett over a text message he acknowledges was "wrong" and "hurtful" and harmed his gover...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S. senator wants Canada on religious freedom watch list over pastor COVID arrests
A U.S. senator wants Canada investigated for violating religious freedom over the arrests of Alberta pastors accused of flouting COVID-19 restrictions. Missouri Republican Josh Hawley has asked his co...
Jun 25, 2021
Canadian Forces pilots not warned about autopilot before deadly Cyclone crash in 2020
HALIFAX - As a pilot guided one of Canada's navy helicopters up into a tight turn, neither his training nor cockpit indicators warned of how a built-in autopilot would take control and plunge the Cycl...
Jun 25, 2021
Man who killed B.C. teen not at 'immediate risk' to violently reoffend: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., has been asked to read the victim impact statements related to his crime befo...
Jun 25, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada releases graph on what fully vaccinated can do
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can have dinner together inside someone's house without having to keep their distance or wear a mask. ...
Jun 25, 2021