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Team meeting during five-game losing streak put Whitecaps back on course
VANCOUVER - It was late June and the season was already trending in the wrong direction for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The team was playing its "home games" in Sandy, Utah, due to COVID-19 restrictions....
Oct 26, 2021
Five things to know about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the new makeup of his cabinet that included some additions, subtractions and a shakeup for others. Here are five things to know about the cabinet and wh...
Oct 26, 2021
Calgary all-rounder Divya Saxena named MVP at cricket qualifier in Mexico
Calgary's Divya Saxena has been named MVP at the ICC Women's 2021 T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico. Saxena scored 180 runs in six innings and finished not out in three of them. Her 70-run no...
Oct 26, 2021
Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California police officer has been convicted of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed mentally ill man in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. A jury in Con...
Oct 26, 2021
Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world's second ...
Oct 26, 2021
Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the...
Oct 26, 2021
Team Canada unveils kit from Lululemon for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
TORONTO - Fitness was in fashion Tuesday as Team Canada took a fresh step forward with new outfitter Lululemon unveiling the 2022 kit for the country's Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing. No bere...
Oct 26, 2021
Tickets to 2021 Grey Cup at Tim Hortons Field go on sale to general public Tuesday
TORONTO - The Grey Cup returns in 2021, but attending the contest won't come cheaply. Tickets to the game, which will be held Dec. 12 at Tim Hortons Field, went on sale Tuesday to the general public. ...
Oct 26, 2021
Active cases in South Zone fall below 1,000
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.442 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 321...
Oct 26, 2021
From "Canadian Tuxedos" to cowboys: the hits and misses of Canada's Olympic fashions
Canada's Olympic attire tends to consist of predictably patriotic fare: variations on the same red-and-white, Maple Leaf-adorned uniforms we see year after year. But every now and then, Canada will ma...
Oct 26, 2021