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Midfielder David Choiniere signs new multi-year deal with CPL champion Forge FC
HAMILTON - Attacking midfielder David Choiniere has signed a new multi-year contract with Forge FC. The 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., scored in Forge's 2-0 championship win over Atl...
Jan 19, 2023

Fired CF Montreal reserve squad coach apologizes for past social media comments
MONTREAL - A soccer coach who was fired this month over years-old Twitter comments suggesting the former premier of Quebec should be assassinated is publicly apologizing. Sandro Grande was named CF Mo...
Jan 19, 2023

Federal government should direct RCMP to end use controversial neck hold: NDP leader
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino should push back against the RCMP continuing to use a controversial neck hold. Mendicino directed the RCMP to stop using t...
Jan 19, 2023

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools
OTTAWA - Ground-penetrating radar is the technology behind the discoveries of what are believed to be unmarked burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools, by providing communities with ...
Jan 19, 2023

Panthers coach Maurice fined for complaining about refs after loss to Leafs
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice US$25,000 after he complained about the officiating in his team's recent 5-4 overtime loss at Toronto. The Maple Leafs had seven p...
Jan 19, 2023

Canada to repatriate six women, 13 children from Syrian detention, lawyer says
OTTAWA - The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says the federal government has agreed to help bring them home. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says a "mutually accepta...
Jan 19, 2023

Retired senator 'stunned' by reports about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage
Retired senator Lillian Dyck says she was "stunned" to hear questions about the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose career she had recognized as barrier-breaking. Dyck,...
Jan 19, 2023

Supreme Court says it hasn't found abortion opinion leaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Thursday it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues. Eight months after ...
Jan 19, 2023

Priestley's 'Offside' paints a complex portrait of former Leafs owner Harold Ballard
TORONTO - Jason Priestley wants Canadians to draw their own conclusions about Harold Ballard, the controversial former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Priestley is the narrator and director of "Offs...
Jan 19, 2023

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario reinstates betting on UFC events in province
TORONTO - Ontario bettors can again wager on Ultimate Fighting Championship events. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reinstated betting on UFC events in the province Thursday. On De...
Jan 19, 2023