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Canadian defender Zorhan Bassong signs with Sporting Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sporting Kansas City has signed Canadian international defender Zorhan Bassong for the 2024 MLS season with club options for 2025 and 2026. The 24-year-old left back, who was born i...
Dec 12, 2023
An MLS first as former player Ricketts adds esports gaming role to Whitecaps duties
An avid video gamer, former Canadian international Tosaint Ricketts grew up playing "Metal Gear Solid," "Call of Duty," and "Fortnite" among other titles. "I never really loved playing sports games gr...
Dec 12, 2023
Lyon rewards Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles with loan extension
LYON, France - Lyon is extending its loan of Vanessa Gilles, ensuring the Canadian international defender stays with the French powerhouse through June 2025. The 27-year-old from Ottawa joined Lyon on...
Dec 12, 2023
Quebec cold case: Man faces first-degree murder charge in young girl's 1994 killing
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested a 61-year-old prison inmate in the killing of a young girl in a Montreal suburb nearly three decades ago. Investigators say Ral Courtemanche, d...
Dec 12, 2023
Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to launch a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to speed up the home-building process for developers. Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced today the fe...
Dec 12, 2023
Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to launch a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to speed up the home-building process for developers. Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced today the fe...
Dec 12, 2023
Harvard president remains leader of Ivy League school following backlash on antisemitism testimony
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, the universi...
Dec 12, 2023
Olympic butterfly champion Maggie Mac Neil manages asthma en route to Paris
Heat and chlorine are not swimmer Maggie Mac Neil's friends. The reigning Olympic champion in the women's 100-metre butterfly has navigated both since the Canadian was diagnosed with sports-induced as...
Dec 12, 2023
U.S. president not making much fuss over Canada's 3% tax on web giants, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada's tax on Netflix and other foreign digital services companies may be a major irritant for the U.S. tech sector, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it doesn't seem to be much concer...
Dec 12, 2023
B.C. Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote
VICTORIA - The first blip on the radar signalling a potentially new player in British Columbia politics occurred in the summer byelection to fill the seat vacated by former New Democrat premier John H...
Dec 12, 2023