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Priestman looks to turn her Olympic champion team into a perennial contender
One day after the Canadian men turned heads with an impressive 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Panama, Canada women's coach Bev Priestman talked of turning her Olympic champion team into a perennial...
Oct 14, 2021
Durst faces day of reckoning in murder of best friend
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The bitterly fought murder trial of Robert Durst stretched over the better part of two years. His sentencing will be comparatively brief and could lack the fireworks that erupted be...
Oct 14, 2021
Oatmeal, protein and rest are key for Canadian 80-and-over Boston Marathon champion
When Canada's Keijo Taivassalo was about 100 metres from the Boston Marathon finish line earlier this week, he noticed a runner with grey hair ahead of him. Taivassalo thought it was possible the man ...
Oct 14, 2021
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan scores twice in Lyon's Champions League Group D win
DCINES-CHARPIEU, France - Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan scored twice Thursday in Lyon's 5-0 win over Portugal's Benfica in UEFA Women's Champions League Group D play Thursday. The 25-year-old fr...
Oct 14, 2021
Canada says spitting incident triggered bad blood in World Cup win over Panama
TORONTO - The melee after the final whistle of Canada's 4-1 win over Panama on Wednesday was apparently triggered by a spitting incident. A Canada Soccer spokesman confirmed Thursday that Canadian win...
Oct 14, 2021
Elizondo turns to rookie quarterback Cornelius as Elks continue to struggle
Edmonton Elks head coach Jaime Elizondo wants to ignite a spark for his reeling team, but his plan has burned franchise quarterback Trevor Harris. A healthy Harris won't dress for Friday's rematch at ...
Oct 14, 2021
Cool and wet Thursday ahead of weekend warm-up in the northeast
The cooler temperatures and wet conditions being felt today aren't expected to stick for too long.A special weather statement was issued early in the morning as a Colorado low is tracking through the ...
Oct 14, 2021
B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The relocation of the construction of a secondary school in New Westminster, B.C., once planned to be built over a cemetery not used in a century, is an example of reconciliati...
Oct 14, 2021
Canadians among biggest energy users even as world moves toward net zero emissions
OTTAWA - An annual look at global energy systems suggests Canadians are - and will remain - among the biggest consumers of energy over the next decade even as policies ramp up to make the country more...
Oct 14, 2021
Five more deaths and 315 new cases of COVID-19 reported by provincial government
The province is reporting another 315 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. This includes 238 unvaccinated cases and 82 cases in children under the age of 11.Five new deaths were also reported today....
Oct 14, 2021