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France dominates play in 1-0 win over Canadian women at Tournoi de France
CALAIS, France - Viviane Asseyi scored on a marvellous free kick to give France a 1-0 win over Canada in the opening match Wednesday of the inaugural Tournoi de France. The game was not as close as th...
Mar 04, 2020

After long basketball journey, Canadian Mychal Mulder proving he belongs in NBA
Mychal Mulder's road to the NBA was long, and his stay there might be short. Mulder is nearing the halfway point of a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors after toiling in the G League ...
Mar 04, 2020

Canadian international winger Ben Fisk first player to join Atletico Ottawa
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has made Canadian international winger Ben Fisk its first signing. Fisk, 27, spent last season with Pacific FC, scoring six goals and adding five assists in 24 Canadian Premie...
Mar 04, 2020

Victor Wanyama excited to play for coach Thierry Henry's Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Victor Wanyama couldn't pass up the opportunity to play under head coach Thierry Henry. Wanyama joined Henry's Montreal Impact as a designated player from English Premier League side Totten...
Mar 04, 2020

Strike possible by Saturday at Fairmont Empress hotel in Victoria
VICTORIA - Workers have served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress, a well-known landmark hotel in Victoria. A statement from Unifor Local 4276 says it represents almost 500 workers i...
Mar 04, 2020

'We will do better:' Alberta company says it regrets Greta Thunberg decal
CALGARY - An Alberta energy services company says its management accepts full responsibility for a decal the business distributed bearing its logo beneath a sexually ...
Mar 04, 2020

Ontario reports three new coronavirus cases, bringing province's total to 18
TORONTO - Ontario reported three new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, bringing the total in the province to 18, though officials say the virus is not spreading locally. A spate of new cases...
Mar 04, 2020

'It frustrates me:' Kenney says new coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's going to be a bumpy ride as oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the novel coronavirus outbreak. "I won't hide it: it frustrates me that...
Mar 04, 2020

Quebec activists maintain rail blockades despite tentative deal in B.C.
MONTREAL - Rail blockades in Quebec remained in place on Monday in spite of a draft deal reached Sunday in British Columbia between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers....
Mar 04, 2020

Work on Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume, but impasse on pipeline remains
OTTAWA - Work has resumed on a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia at the centre of protests that have disrupted both rail and road traffic across the country, but questions remain...
Mar 04, 2020