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Calgary's Drew Fischer honoured as Major League Soccer's Referee of the Year
Canadian Drew Fischer has been honoured as MLS Referee of the Year. The 44-year-old from Calgary took charge of 16 regular-season games this season, including the 200th of his career when the Vancouve...
Oct 28, 2024
Secularism: Montreal City Hall to remove welcome poster that includes veiled woman
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says a welcome sign depicting a woman wearing a veil that adorns a lobby at city hall will be taken down in the name of secularism. Valrie Plante said during a talk show th...
Oct 28, 2024
Canada thumps Taiwan 13-0 in women's action at Pan Continental Curling Championships
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Rachel Homan improved to 2-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 13-0 rout of Taiwan in Monday's early draw. Homan's Ottawa-based squad opened with the hammer...
Oct 28, 2024
Medicine Hat motorcyclist dies in Highway 1 collision near Redcliff
A 66-year-old Medicine Hat man has died after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a SUV on Highway 1 by Redcliff.Redcliff RCMP, the Redcliff Fire Department and...
Oct 28, 2024
Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the fir...
Oct 28, 2024
Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court
OTTAWA - A Federal Court hearing is underway today to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against Canada for discrimination. The certification he...
Oct 28, 2024
Dave Dickenson to return as Stampeders' coach and general manager next season
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson will be back as the head coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders next season. Despite a disappointing 2024 season in Calgary, Stampeders president and Jay McNeil s...
Oct 28, 2024
Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror ch...
Oct 28, 2024
Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a detailed proposal to cut immigration to Quebec. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says ...
Oct 28, 2024
Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention
OTTAWA - Former senator Mobina Jaffer says she was told by the Sudanese intelligence director that he felt Canadian officials had asked him to detain Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik. Jaffer, who ret...
Oct 28, 2024