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Toronto FC heads to Philadelphia hoping to close the gap on playoff-bound teams
Toronto FC continues a busy week against good opposition when it visits the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Both teams have work to do on a short turnaround, having each played at home Sunday. Toront...
Aug 03, 2021
Ethics watchdog says Trudeau didn't further interests of lifelong friend Pitfield
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog has concluded Justin Trudeau was not involved in a decision that saw Liberal MPs using their taxpayer-funded budgets to hire the services of a company run by one o...
Aug 03, 2021
Despite obstacles, Vancouver Whitecaps '100 per cent' the right move for Ryan Gauld
VANCOUVER - It's been a tumultuous few weeks for the Vancouver Whitecaps and their latest acquisition, Scottish star Ryan Gauld. There were complicated negotiations combined with travel woes and COVID...
Aug 03, 2021
LaPolice, Nichols together again, this time with the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Paul LaPolice has been down this road before. The 51-year-old American is entering his first season as head coach of an Ottawa Redblacks squad that posted a CFL-worst 3-15 record in 2019. So ...
Aug 03, 2021
Head coach Khari Jones, Montreal Alouettes will have to wait to open '21 season
MONTREAL - Khari Jones and the Montreal Alouettes will have to wait a little longer to resume play. The CFL kicks off the 2021 season, after cancelling the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19, on Thursday n...
Aug 03, 2021
Positive COVID scenarios as province set to move away from mass vaccination clinics
Despite 175 new COVID-19 cases over the past four days, the provincial government is reporting COVID-19 successes over the past two months as hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have dropped.Com...
Aug 03, 2021
NCAA gender equity review recommends combined Final Four
A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday that recommended holding the men's and women's Final Fours at the same site and ...
Aug 03, 2021
Vaccines aren't foolproof but prevent most serious illness, death from COVID-19
OTTAWA - U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he is infected with COVID-19 but because he is fully vaccinated, he is mainly suffering from what feels like a mild sinus infection. For public health...
Aug 03, 2021
Toronto Argonauts facing a tough 2021 regular-season CFL schedule
The CFL schedule maker has done Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts no favours. The league kicks off its abbreviated 14-game '21 schedule Thursday night after cancelling the '20 campaign due to t...
Aug 03, 2021
Nunavut releases path forward to live with COVID-19, ease public health restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has released a long-term plan that will work toward treating COVID-19 like any other vaccine-preventable disease. The plan, which is called Nunavut's Path: Li...
Aug 03, 2021