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Toronto FC training camp halted by 'small handful' of positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after a number of positive COVID-19 tests.The MLS team said Monday club personnel are currently isolating and training has halted pending contact tracing a...
Mar 08, 2021
N.S. mass killer showed off his 'military' style gun, claiming it was for movie
HALIFAX - In the months before he killed 22 people in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the gunman - who didn't have a firearms licence - showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story ab...
Mar 08, 2021
Bassmasters Elite Series MC Dave Mercer enjoying Canadians' success on circuit
He's had a front-row seat to two Canadians securing Bassmasters Elite Series victories, but Dave Mercer feels it's only a matter of time before the circuit's third Canuck does so. Last month, Jeff Gus...
Mar 08, 2021
'Truth to power:' Lab was not enough for renowned scientist David Schindler
EDMONTON - His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world's top journals, but that was never enough for David Schindler, who died Thursday at age 80. "The importance of David...
Mar 08, 2021
Casey Candaele named manager of Toronto Blue Jays' top farm club
TORONTO - Former Montreal Expos utility player Casey Candaele is the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate. The Blue Jays named Candaele the manager of the triple-A Buffalo ...
Mar 08, 2021
COVID-19 magnified systemic discrimination against Indigenous women: Bennett
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada.Speaking at a virtual su...
Mar 08, 2021
Former Canadian major-leaguer Rheal Cormier dies after battle with cancer
Canadian pitcher Rheal Cormier, who spent 16 years in the major leagues, has died after a battle with cancer. The native of Moncton, N.B., was 53. The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed his death. A sixt...
Mar 08, 2021
User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbe...
Mar 08, 2021
Marcel de Jong leads fight to organize CPL players, pointing to uneven playing field
As a veteran who played in the Netherlands, Germany and Major League Soccer, Marcel de Jong had more bargaining power than most when he came to the Canadian Premier League. The Canadian international,...
Mar 08, 2021
Canadian Premier League offers first look at its bottom line
Entering its third season, the Canadian Premier League has demonstrated there is an appetite for a domestic soccer circuit. Two-time champion Forge FC has done the CPL proud in CONCACAF club play. Atl...
Mar 08, 2021