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Canada Soccer Business says it has been misunderstood, offers to help national teams
Canada Soccer Business, the little-known entity that represents Canada Soccer's corporate partnerships and broadcast rights among other assets, is tired of getting slagged. And it says it wants to hel...
Feb 14, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks sign free-agent defensive back Brooks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks to one-year contract Tuesday. Brooks, 31, spent five seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He had 35 tackles and six pass kno...
Feb 14, 2023
Boxing Canada to boycott women's championships over Russian, Belarusian involvement
TORONTO - Boxing Canada announced Tuesday it is joining a boycott of the upcoming women's world championships due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. President Ryan O'Shea said in...
Feb 14, 2023
Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with letter, watchdog rules
OTTAWA - The federal ethics commissioner says Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached the Conflict of Interest Act by writing a letter to Canada's broadcast regulator to support a television channel's applica...
Feb 14, 2023
Argos GM Pinball Clemons won't be running to replace Tory as Toronto mayor
TORONTO - The timing still isn't right for Michael (Pinball) Clemons to dive into politics. With John Tory soon to make his exit from his post as Toronto's mayor, the Toronto Argonauts general manager...
Feb 14, 2023
'Rips your heart out:' Two men learn they were switched at birth in Manitoba hospital
Edward Ambrose remembers wanting to be just like his father - a mentor, a hard worker, a proud family man. More than sixty years later, Ambrose would receive shocking news. That man was not his father...
Feb 14, 2023
College and university sports recap: February 14, 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was another busy weekend for the Lethbridge College Kodiaks and University of Lethbridge (U of L) Pronghorns as the post-season approaches.LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE KODIAKSThe Kodiaks men...
Feb 14, 2023
Government hoping foreign nurses can fill open spaces in Alberta
CALGARY, AB - The Alberta government is providing more spaces and financial aid to get internationally-educated nurses accredited in the province.The province is hoping foreign nurses will be able to ...
Feb 14, 2023
Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage
REGINA - The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage. The Univ...
Feb 14, 2023
Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are eyeing the sky with suspicion these days - as well as the shared continental defence system that's supposed to be watching it for them. The North American...
Feb 14, 2023