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Independent study makes recommendations to improve Canada Soccer governance
A review of Canada Soccer's governance recommends that the governing body modernize its bylaws, make changes to its board structure, improve its communication and transparency, and improve athlete inv...
Jun 14, 2024

Patients going without care due to nursing shortage in Manitoba First Nation
OTTAWA - A First Nation in northern Manitoba says its nursing station is operating at half-capacity, and as a result members are going without the care they need. Chief David Monias of the Crosslake B...
Jun 14, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps won't underestimate struggling New England Revolution
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know Major League Soccer's standings can be deceiving. Just because a team sits at the bottom of the table doesn't mean it's going to be an easy opponent. So the Wh...
Jun 14, 2024

Alex Jones’ assets to be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones personal assets and was still deciding on his company's separate bankruptcy case. The decision could ...
Jun 14, 2024

Olympic dreams all but over for Canadian women's volleyball team after loss to Dutch
FUKUOKA - The Canadian women's volleyball team had their Olympic dreams all but ended Friday with a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in Volleyball Nations League action. Set scores were 26-24, 25-16 and 25...
Jun 14, 2024

Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps back training after cougar bite
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps is back with the team after being treated for a cougar bite in a B.C. provincial park. Rugby Canada confirmed the attack and said the 25-year-o...
Jun 14, 2024

Taber men charged for allegedly supplying drugs to Drumheller Institution
DRUMHELLER, AB - The RCMP has apprehended two people who are accused of supplying illicit drugs to prison inmates.Officers say they were contacted by the Drumheller Correctional Institution on Monday,...
Jun 14, 2024

Province announces $59.5M for rural infrastructure in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding for 27 different infrastructure projects in rural communities across the region.Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin...
Jun 14, 2024

CF Montreal strikers Josef Martinez, Matias Coccaro return from injury
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is getting reinforcements after their bye week in Major League Soccer. Head coach Laurent Courtois says strikers Matias Coccaro, Josef Martinez and Mahala Opoku are healthy afte...
Jun 14, 2024

'Hill he's prepared to die on': Second undercover officer at Coutts conspiracy trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second RCMP officer who went undercover as a supporter at the 2022 blockade in Coutts, Alta., has testified that one of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder said all pol...
Jun 14, 2024