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Redblacks offensive lineman Alex Mateas announces retirement after five CFL seasons
OTTAWA - Canadian offensive lineman Alex Mateas has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Monday. Ottawa selected Mateas first overall in the 2015 CFL draft. He spent his entire career with the Redb...
Jul 05, 2021
Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld
MONTREAL - A suburb north of Montreal said Monday it was reviewing its police practices after a string of recent racial profiling complaints against its officers were upheld by a human rights body. Th...
Jul 05, 2021
Veteran Simoni Lawrence and Hamilton Tiger-Cats say 2021 is a new ball game
Veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence and head coach Orlondo Steinauer don't see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats being burdened by the weight of expectation in 2021. After cancelling the 2020 campaign due to the...
Jul 05, 2021
Former Mustang Captain, SJHL Champion signs pro contract in England
A former Melfort Mustangs fan favourite has signed his first career pro hockey contract.Tristan Frei has signed a deal to play for the Guildford Flames in England's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) for ...
Jul 05, 2021
Quebec woman dies after being struck by airplane while driving tractor near runway
SAINT-ESPRIT, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a woman in her 20s has died after she was struck by a plane north of Montreal today. The woman was riding a tractor close to a runway near St-Esprit, ...
Jul 05, 2021
Ottawa spent nearly $20 million on COVID-19 tracking app — with inconclusive results
MONTREAL - The federal government spent $20 million on a smartphone application designed to alert users to possible COVID-19 exposures, and new data obtained by The Canadian Press shows the results di...
Jul 05, 2021
Province reports 360 active cases across Saskatchewan
There were 20 new cases of COVID-19 and 56 new recoveries reported in Saskatchewan on Monday. This brings the provincial total to 48,978 cases; 48,050 total recoveries and 360 cases considered active....
Jul 05, 2021
Canadian women upbeat at California camp before taking off for Tokyo
Relaxed and upbeat, the Canadian women's soccer team finishes off camp in California this week before leaving for Japan on Thursday. "I feel like we're getting some real work done, on the pitch, off t...
Jul 05, 2021
Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government. Seeing the prime minister, his shave and haircut ...
Jul 05, 2021
'It's very freeing:' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from abroad expressed relief Monday at no longer having to quarantine for two weeks. Effective this week, citizens and permanent residents...
Jul 05, 2021