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Canadian Drew Fischer to serve on World Cup officiating crew in Qatar
Canadian Drew Fischer has been selected one of 24 video match officials for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. FIFA also named 36 referees and 69 assistant referees for the 32-country tourna...
May 19, 2022
RCMP seeking accommodations for officers testifying at N.S. mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The RCMP say the commission of inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia would be violating its own rules if Mounties who have endured trauma were called to testify without some for...
May 19, 2022
Kenney faces calls from some in his UCP caucus to quit immediately
EDMONTON, AB - Jason Kenney's main caucus critic says the Alberta premier needs to quit at once, and a new interim boss selected, ahead of the race to pick a new United Conservative Party leader."The ...
May 19, 2022
New Athletics Canada CEO Mat Gentes says priority is to develop sport at grassroots
Growing track and field at the grassroots level, and finding the funds to do so, are at the top of Mat Gentes' priority list. The longtime employee of Athletics Canada was named its chief executive of...
May 19, 2022
CPL champion Pacific FC keeps rolling under coach James Merriman
Defending CPL champion Pacific FC has not missed a beat this season, despite the departure of head coach Pa-Modou Kah and several key players after last year's successful title run. James Merriman, el...
May 19, 2022
Oklahoma approves the nation's most restrictive abortion ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's Legislature gave final approval Thursday to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill that providers say will be the most restrictive in the nation once the governor signs...
May 19, 2022
Quebec coroner says many people share blame for high death toll in COVID first wave
MONTREAL - Quebec's coroner says there is plenty of blame to go around for the deaths of 47 residents of a private Montreal-area long-term care home during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cor...
May 19, 2022
Over first quarter of season, Jays' strong pitching has made up for middling offence
TORONTO - Several one-run victories by the Toronto Blue Jays in April have helped offset a May slide that has left the team hovering near the .500 mark as the 40-game post arrives this weekend. Strong...
May 19, 2022
Illinois man convicted of giving son rifle he used to kill 4
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man faces up to three years in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to shoot and kill four people in 2018 at a W...
May 19, 2022
‘A fine leader’: Reaction to Jason Kenney resigning after UCP review
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 p...
May 19, 2022