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Canada's Ashley Lawrence a finalist for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
Canadian Ashley Lawrence is one of five finalists for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. The 26-year-old fullback/midfielder from Caledon, Ont., who plays her club soccer for Paris Saint-Germain...
Oct 28, 2021
New pairs team James, Radford hope for more improvement at Skate Canada International
There have been moments where the muscles were screaming or things weren't clicking when Vanessa James and Eric Radford wondered - briefly - what the heck they were thinking. The Canadian figure skate...
Oct 28, 2021
Child labour policies, Canada's greenhouse gas emissions: In The News for Oct. 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 28, 2021
Women, young people more supportive of land acknowledgments by NHL teams: survey
MONTREAL - Women, English speakers and young people are more likely to support land acknowledgments by hockey teams, according to a new survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies. The...
Oct 28, 2021
Many vendors selling to Ottawa lack policies to prevent child labour, report finds
OTTAWA - A federally commissioned report looking at vendors who sold billions of dollars in goods to the government found the vast majority lacked adequate policies to prevent human and labour rights ...
Oct 28, 2021
Women, young people more supportive of land acknowledgments by NHL teams: survey
MONTREAL - Women, English speakers and young people are more likely to support land acknowledgments by hockey teams, according to a new survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies. The...
Oct 28, 2021
Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuel, lags in renewables funding, report says
Canadian fossil fuel producers receive more public financial support than any in the developed world, according to a new analysis. And compared to subsidies for oil, gas and coal, renewable energy get...
Oct 27, 2021
Atkinson's two goals lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Edmonton Oilers 5-3
EDMONTON - Cam Atkinson scored a pair of goals as the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed in a 5-3 slugfest against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Claude Giroux, Nate Thompson and Sean Couturier also sco...
Oct 27, 2021
Whitecaps defeat Minnesota United FC to leapfrog into fifth place in MLS West
VANCOUVER - Forward Brian White scored once and played a role in a Minnesota United FC own goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps used a 2-1 victory to climb into a Major League Soccer playoff spot Wednesday...
Oct 27, 2021
World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series
HOUSTON (AP) - Jos Siri launched himself headfirst into home plate, popped up with arms flexed and screamed with all his might. Welcome to the World Series, rook. The career minor leaguer sparked a te...
Oct 27, 2021