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Amnesty calls on Canada Soccer to support compensation for migrant workers in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar - Amnesty International has lambasted Canada Soccer for shying away from addressing the "serious, widespread harms experienced by those who made this World Cup a reality" in Qatar. In an o...
Nov 20, 2022

Canada players say team belief is strong ahead of World Cup opener against Belgium
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - While Canada may be diving into the deep end against No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday at the World Cup, the team belief appears strong on the eve of its plunge. "We don't hope no more, ...
Nov 20, 2022

Hawks flightless in loss to Klippers
The Nipawin Hawks split a pair of games this weekend in Kindersley after a 6-3 loss to the Klippers on Saturday in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.After a dramatic 7-4 comeback win on ...
Nov 20, 2022

World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - Qatar's first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history. The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with Qatar ...
Nov 20, 2022

Champion Max Verstappen ends F1 season with 15th win
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A year after one of the most controversial finishes in the history of Formula One, Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was anything but. Max Verstappen, as usual this ...
Nov 20, 2022

Irving rejoins Nets, apologizes for hurt his actions caused
NEW YORK (AP) - Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and apologized to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted a link to a documentary with antisemitic material. Irving was s...
Nov 20, 2022

Nigerian teens create fashion from trash to fight pollution
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Teenage climate activists in Nigeria's largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a "Trashion Show." Chinedu Mogbo, founder of Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, a c...
Nov 20, 2022

Trudeau pledges $16.5 million for Haiti aid, justice as Francophonie summit closes
DJERBA, Tunisia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is announcing $16.5 million to help stabilize Haiti.At a summit of French-speaking countries in Tunisia, Trudeau announced $8 million for h...
Nov 20, 2022

No intelligence briefing happened on Chinese funding of candidates: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he has never been briefed that any candidates in the 2019 federal election may have been influenced by financing from the Chinese government. A Globa...
Nov 20, 2022

Alphonso Davies says injury recovery is going well and he's good to go at World Cup
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - Alphonso Davies says he is good to go Wednesday for Canada's World Cup opener despite a hamstring strain suffered playing for Bayern Munich. "I'm ready to start," he told TSN in a...
Nov 20, 2022