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Einarson set for long-awaited trip to Sweden seeking first world curling title
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson looked at Facebook on Friday and saw a memory flash on the screen from March 2020, before life as she knew it came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There she was standi...
Mar 10, 2023
Toronto FC's new kit draws wide range of reviews from players and supporters
TORONTO - Captain Michael Bradley will be wearing Toronto FC's new home uniform when he leads the MLS team out Saturday for its home opener against the Columbus Crew. And like many of the club's suppo...
Mar 10, 2023
Sask. among provinces losing health transfer money for charging private fees
Not long after agreeing to a health-care funding deal with the federal government, the Saskatchewan government is seeing some money go the other way.Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Friday t...
Mar 10, 2023
B.C. dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for provincial public servants
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will n...
Mar 10, 2023
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio now listed as a designated player, helping salary cap
TORONTO - Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio has joined Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi as a designated player on Toronto FC's books. It's purely an accounting move with nothi...
Mar 10, 2023
Toronto facing injuries up front, chilly conditions for home opener against Columbus
Toronto FC will have to deal with a makeshift offence and chilly conditions for its home opener Saturday against the Columbus Crew. Toronto (0-1-1) is short on strikers with Adama Diomande and Ayo Aki...
Mar 10, 2023
Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercia...
Mar 10, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown denies Arizona altercation allegations
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown is speaking out about an alleged altercation in Arizona that triggered a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council. Brown is denying details in a news...
Mar 10, 2023
Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports as part of sanctions regime
OTTAWA - Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says this will help undermine Moscow's ongoing invasion of ...
Mar 10, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada restores voyeurism conviction against B.C. hockey coach
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a British Columbia court ruling and restored two voyeurism convictions against a former Metro Vancouver minor hockey coach. Randy Downes had coached...
Mar 10, 2023