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Vancouver Whitecaps pick up former CF Montreal defender in MLS re-entry draft
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps picked up Canadian defender Karifa Yao in Major League Soccer's re-entry draft on Thursday. The 22-year-old centre back from Montreal came up through CF Montreal's ...
Nov 17, 2022
Senegal forward Mané ruled out of World Cup with leg injury
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Senegal forward Sadio Man will miss the World Cup because of a leg injury, the Senegalese soccer federation said Thursday. Man was injured in a German league game between Bayern Mun...
Nov 17, 2022
Canada won't back call at COP27 to 'phase down' oil and gas production
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will not agree to include language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels in the final agreement at this year's United Nations climate...
Nov 17, 2022
Ottawa sets aside $3B for out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside $3 billion in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people. The government is also seeking $1.5 billion to ...
Nov 17, 2022
Driver arrested in crash into LA County sheriff's recruits
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly plowing his vehicle into Los Angeles County sheriff's academy recruits on a training ru...
Nov 17, 2022
Argos quarterback Bethel-Thompson looks to cap breakout season with Grey Cup win
REGINA - McLeod Bethel-Thompson has had a meandering journey through professional football, but he's not about to get caught up what a Grey Cup championship would mean to his career. The 34-year-old T...
Nov 17, 2022
Ottawa sets aside $3B for out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside $3 billion in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people. The government is also seeking $1.5 billion to ...
Nov 17, 2022
Military bans uniforms from civilian trials following Fortin criticism
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being banned from wearing their military uniforms during civilian trials. The Armed Forces issued an order to that effect today, saying the ban will t...
Nov 17, 2022
'Exciting time': Nunavut's historic land use plan heads into final public hearings
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One of the final steps in a 15-year-long process to formally guide how, where and when land and water can be used in Nunavut is underway, with the last in a series of public hearing...
Nov 17, 2022
Flair Airlines delays launch of Tucson-bound flights out of Lethbridge until 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Travellers looking to fly directly to sunny Tucson, Arizona from Lethbridge will have to find a different route to escape the winter cold.Flair Airlines has cancelled its direct fligh...
Nov 17, 2022