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Sophie Schmidt tested in defence as Canada warms up for Women's World Cup
Better known as a midfielder, Sophie Schmidt has played in the Canadian backline at the Algarve Cup. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., lined up on the left of a back three with Kadeisha...
Mar 05, 2019

NewsAlert: Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec jury has found Adele Sorella guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of her two young daughters, Amanda and Sabrina. The girls were found dead in the playroom of the family...
Mar 05, 2019

Higher Ground Music Festival bringing Saskatchewan bands to Struthers Lake
A bigger and better Higher Ground Music Festival at Struthers Lake is set for the end of June.Fay Filpula and her husband began the festival on their land near the lake last summer with six bands perf...
Mar 05, 2019 (Facebook/Higher Ground Music and Arts Festival)

Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA
VANCOUVER - The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging "serious violations" of her constitutional rights, accusing officers of detaining and question...
Mar 05, 2019

Vancouver Canucks centre Brandon Sutter undergoing surgery for sports hernia
Vancouver Canucks centre Brandon Sutter likely is done for the season after the team announced he will undergo surgery for a sports hernia on his right side. The team says the 30-y...
Mar 05, 2019

A look at Canadian tennis highlights in 2019
It's been quite a start to 2019 for Canadian tennis players. Here's a look at some of the highlights heading into the BNP Paribas Open, a top-level event (just below Grand Slams), for women and m...
Mar 05, 2019

Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Ten...
Mar 05, 2019

Manitoba's Mike McEwen bounces back at Tim Hortons Brier
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba's Mike McEwen notched a much-needed 12-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador's Andrew Symonds on Tuesday in the morning draw at the Tim Hortons Brier. The win over the winless ...
Mar 05, 2019

Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hunkering down in Ottawa after the second resignation from his cabinet in less than a month over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair...
Mar 05, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against...
Mar 05, 2019