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Canada Soccer announces roster for upcoming women's international window
Canada Soccer has named its women's squad for the beginning of the upcoming June international window. Head coach Bev Priestman's roster features 28 players, including 21 Olympic champions from last s...
Jun 14, 2022
Apple, MLS announce 10-year streaming partnership
Apple's foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday. Apple and Major League Soccer have announced a 10-year partnership on a streaming service that will allow fans to watch every game witho...
Jun 14, 2022
Sergeant says slain Quebec teenager holding air pistol was perceived as threat
SHERBROOKE, Que. - A Quebec provincial police sergeant told a coroner's inquest today that he became uncomfortable as an armed 17-year-old advanced toward officers in the early morning of July 25, 201...
Jun 14, 2022
Russian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CE...
Jun 14, 2022
Major League Soccer, Apple agree to 10-year media rights deal
Major League Soccer has signed a 10-year deal with Apple that will give the tech giant broadcast rights for every MLS match beginning in 2023. MLS and Apple announced in a joint release that a new str...
Jun 14, 2022
Rain continues to fill run-off swollen southeast B.C. rivers, raise flooding concerns
VANCOUVER - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across many p...
Jun 14, 2022
Russian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CE...
Jun 14, 2022
U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines
The United States government is joining calls for Canada to participate in a probe of cross-border pollution coming from coal mines in southern British Columbia. In a statement released last week, the...
Jun 14, 2022
New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars: PBO report
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says changes to the way Canada sets drug prices could lower spending on patented drugs by about seven per cent over the long term and save billions of dollars...
Jun 14, 2022
False bomb threat tippers should be prosecuted: World Sikh Organization of Canada
OTTAWA - The World Sikh Organization of Canada says Canadian law enforcement should fully investigate and prosecute those involved in providing the tip that led to the wrongful arrest of two organizer...
Jun 14, 2022