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Biello: Exciting draw awaits Canada if it wins playoff to get into Copa America field
While the Canadian men still have to get past Trinidad and Tobago to join next summer's Copa America field, they now know what awaits the winner of that March playoff. World Cup champion Argentina, Ch...
Dec 08, 2023
Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech...
Dec 08, 2023
Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur
CALGARY - A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs. The research, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, is ...
Dec 08, 2023
US and Mexico submit joint bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, competing against an expected proposal from Brazil and a joint...
Dec 08, 2023
Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has recovered $40 million from the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago, and the intellectual property will remain in Canada under a new firm. Th...
Dec 08, 2023
Dénis Bouanga leads LAFC into the MLS Cup final against the Crew
When LAFC advanced to last season's MLS Cup final, Dnis Bouanga was still finding his way on a new team and in a new country. Bouanga was still important to the team's finish and run in the playoffs l...
Dec 08, 2023
IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
GENEVA (AP) - Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. T...
Dec 08, 2023
IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
GENEVA (AP) - Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. T...
Dec 08, 2023
Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad
OTTAWA - Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target off...
Dec 08, 2023
Hamilton criticizes FIA over probe of Toto and Susie Wolff and says something 'has to change'
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton criticized Formula One's governing body on Friday for the "unacceptable" way it investigated Toto and Susie Wolff on allegations of con...
Dec 08, 2023