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U.S. steel, plastics among items Canada may target with retaliatory tariffs
Canada is looking to target American steel, ceramics and plastics with retaliatory tariffs in response to an escalating trade dispute with the incoming Trump administration.A senior government officia...
Jan 09, 2025

Section of Rideau Canal Skateway to open Saturday
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission says Ottawa's Rideau Canal will open to skaters Saturday morning. It is the earliest the canal has opened since the 2018-19 season after two years of warmer th...
Jan 09, 2025

Suárez says Inter Miami reunion with Messi and Neymar would be welcome but complicated
A reunion of Barcelona's famed trio of Luis Surez, Lionel Messi and Neymar at Inter Miami would certainly be welcome - if it happens. Surez addressed rumors that Neymar could be headed to Major League...
Jan 09, 2025

Hawks can’t solve Bombers in Flin Flon
The Nipawin Hawks struggles against the Bombers continued Wednesday in Flin Flon with a 9-2 loss at the Whitney Forum.Trying to snap a 16 game losing streak versus one of their Sher-Wood Division riva...
Jan 09, 2025

Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be 'deep disappointment'
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it will be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water bill dies completely before the next election. The bill is a landmark change...
Jan 09, 2025

Belgian defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signs contract extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signed a two-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Thursday. Debaillie was slated to become a free agent on Feb. 11. The six-foot-four, 280-pound ...
Jan 09, 2025

Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio says MLS team has to improve in all areas
Captain Jonathan Osorio didn't mince words when asked what areas Toronto FC needs to get better in this season. "We need to improve everywhere," he said at MLS Media Day in Miami on Thursday. "It's th...
Jan 09, 2025

Valour FC coach/GM Phillip Dos Santos returns on one-year contract
WINNIPEG - Valour FC head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos will return to the club on a one-year contract, the Canadian Premier League team said Thursday. The club finished last in the eig...
Jan 09, 2025

In The Rings: Curling teams not afraid to make roster changes late in quadrennial
The mid-season departure of Karlee Burgess from Team Chelsea Carey to fill an opening on Team Kerri Einarson was just the latest example of an unusual curling roster change late in the quadrennial. So...
Jan 09, 2025

Hamilton Tiger-Cats release veteran running back Butler ahead of CFL free agency
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have given James Butler a head start on CFL free agency. The Ticats released the veteran running back Thursday. Butler, 29, was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11...
Jan 09, 2025