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Toronto FC looks to end the season on high note, starting with midweek Miami game
TORONTO - Officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention, Toronto FC is focused on getting healthy and retooling its game ahead of a Nov. 3 Canadian Championship semifinal with Pacific FC. "It's be...
Oct 19, 2021

All-star defensive back Tre Roberson returns to Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Defensive back Tre Roberson has signed with Calgary Stampeders for a second stint with the team. The American played 32 regular-season games for Calgary in 2018 and 2019. He appeared in thre...
Oct 19, 2021

Veteran kicker Paredes named CFL's top performer after kicking six field goals in win
TORONTO - Rene Paredes of the Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes Jake Wieneke and David Menard were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday. Paredes was named the No. 1 performer after kicking s...
Oct 19, 2021

Tk’emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...
Oct 19, 2021

Irate, aggressive man taken down by Police Service Dog in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties had to deploy a Police Service Dog to subdue a man in downtown Nanaimo.A shirtless, emotional man was found by an off-duty officer and Police Dog Services handler at Esplanade...
Oct 19, 2021

Navy probe finds major failures in fire that destroyed ship
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling ...
Oct 19, 2021

Olympic track cycling champ Kelsey Mitchell rides whirlwind into world championship
Kelsey Mitchell didn't have time for a post-Olympic letdown. Just over two months after winning track cycling's women's sprint in Tokyo, the 27-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., will attempt to pair...
Oct 19, 2021

Ex-Parti Québécois health minister Jean Rochon, 83, dies
MONTREAL - Jean Rochon, a former Parti Qubcois health minister known for introducing anti-smoking measures and reforms that allowed Quebecers to receive care outside of hospitals, has died. Rochon's w...
Oct 19, 2021

Nunavut groups to ship down water bottles from Iqaluit for recycling
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group of companies in Nunavut have teamed up to recycle thousands of plastic water bottles from Iqaluit. The city's tap water hasn't been drinkable for a week after it was found t...
Oct 19, 2021

Bjorkgren, Mitchell to fill in for Nick Nurse during upcoming FIBA competitions
Toronto Raptors assistants Nate Bjorkgren and Nathaniel Mitchell will fill in for Nick Nurse on the Canadian men's basketball bench at upcoming FIBA events. Canada Basketball announced Tuesday that Bj...
Oct 19, 2021