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Source: Former Red Bulls coach Chris Armas to succeed Greg Vanney at Toronto FC
TORONTO - Former New York Red Bulls boss Chris Armas has been chosen as Greg Vanney's successor as head coach of Toronto FC, according to a source. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because t...
Jan 13, 2021
Bloc takes aim at new transport minister, pointing finger at 'Islamic movement' ties
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is seeking to sow doubt about Canada's new transport minister Omar Alghabra over his association with what it calls "the political Islamic movement." Leader Yves-Franois Blan...
Jan 13, 2021
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he must keep mask on during games
TAMPA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he has to do a better job of keeping his mask on during games. During the NBA team's first 10 games, Nurse often has been seen on television with hi...
Jan 13, 2021
WATCH: Ryan Reynolds sends heartfelt message to PG boy
PRINCE GEORGE - The callout to Ryan Reynolds has worked for a Prince George boy battling chronic disease!11-year-old Brody Dery is in Vancouver getting chemotherapy treatments as he battles stage 3B H...
Jan 13, 2021
Ottawa announces $1.2B more to help Indigenous communities fight COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will spend $1.2 billion in new funding to help Indigenous communities keep fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.That includes another $380 milli...
Jan 13, 2021
Female pedestrian struck and killed on Barkerville Highway
QUESNEL - Tragedy on the Barkerville Highway last night.The Quesnel RCMP say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a privately owned sand truck on the highway near Drummond Road. A 34-year-old woman w...
Jan 13, 2021
Canada's outgoing military commander sounds alarm over threat of xenophobia
OTTAWA - The outgoing commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is sounding the alarm over the re-emergence of xenophobia in Canada and elsewhere, describing it as a destabilizing force that has sparked ...
Jan 13, 2021
US to block cotton from China region targeted in crackdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party to...
Jan 13, 2021
Internet 'blackout' in Uganda on eve of tense election
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan authorities appeared to cut off mobile internet access in the country Wednesday night on the eve of a tense presidential election, while a lawyer for leading opposition candi...
Jan 13, 2021
Possible COVID-19 exposure event on WestJet flight out of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says there's been a possible COVID-19 exposure event on a flight out of Prince George.It took place January 1 on WestJet flight 3282 from Prin...
Jan 13, 2021