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Cycling Canada cites budget in firing track endurance coach Jenny Trew
Jenny Trew was looking forward to coaching Canada's track cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. But Cycling Canada fired her from her job as lead endurance coach for what she was told were bu...
Jun 7, 2023
Canada coach says Messi landing in Major League Soccer would be an 'absolute coup'
Canada coach John Herdman says signing Lionel Messi would be an "absolute coup" for Major League Soccer. The Argentine star has been linked to Inter Miami CF with reports Wednesday suggesting it's a d...
Jun 7, 2023
Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area...
Jun 7, 2023
Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by ...
Jun 7, 2023
Pence opens presidential bid with broad critiques of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - Mike Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, his temperament and abortion on Wednesday as he became the ...
Jun 7, 2023
Some Sask. provincial parks getting $14M in upgrades in 2023-24
Some of Saskatchewan's provincial parks are getting a facelift this year.In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government said it's investing $14 million in provincial park facility and infrast...
Jun 7, 2023
Canada's Aiemann Zahabi looking forward to date with Mongolian Murderer at UFC 289
A date with the Mongolian Murderer sounds daunting at best. But Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi is looking forward to Saturday's matchup with China's Qileng Aori at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The 35-y...
Jun 7, 2023
FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...
Jun 7, 2023
FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...
Jun 7, 2023
Veteran Nick Arbuckle set to start Redblacks season-opening contest
The Ottawa Redblacks will open the 2023 regular season minus quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. Masoli continues to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss most o...
Jun 7, 2023