Author Archives: Syndicated Content

'Ready to go': Working with short runway, Tempo confident after expansion draft
TORONTO - Despite the challenges, Eli Horowitz said the Toronto Tempo front office was ready to put together a competitive roster for the team's inaugural season. The Tempo selected their first 11 pla...
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5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghani...
11h ago

Dunstone beats Scotland 9-7 in semis, will play for world men's curling gold
OGDEN - Canada's Matt Dunstone will be playing for a gold medal on Saturday at the world men's curling championship. The Winnipeg-based team defeated Scotland 9-7 in a thrilling semifinal Friday eveni...
11h ago

B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independe...
12h ago

Senators forward Tkachuk handed US$2,500 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was fined US$2,500 by the National Hockey League on Friday for unsportsmanlike conduct. The incident occurred midway through the first period of Ottawa...
13h ago

Grassy Narrows chief wants Carney to apologize in person for comments about protester
OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an in person apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he said "I can outlast her" when a press conference he held in Toronto on Mond...
15h ago

Ottawa announces another $51 million in aid programming for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government unveiled another $51 million in aid and reconstruction funding for Ukraine on Friday, including humanitarian aid such as food and shelter and supports for recen...
16h ago

Champagne says boosting financial trade with China key to broader diversification
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne wrapped up a trip to Beijing where he said the governor of the Bank of Canada and other top Canadian financial officials met with Chinese counterpa...
17h ago
Gennaro Gattuso is out as Italy's coach after team failed to qualify for World Cup
MILAN (AP) - Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso left his role "by mutual consent" on Friday, three days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. The Italian soccer federat...
17h ago

Canadian man charged with terrorism after machete attack at Kenya mosque
NAIROBI - Police in Kenya say a Canadian man accused of wielding a machete and injuring almost half a dozen people at a mosque in Nairobi has pleaded not guilty. The East African country's Directorate...
18h ago