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Canadian referee Drew Fischer appointed to work Paris Olympic football tournament
Canadian Drew Fischer is one of 21 FIFA referees appointed to work the football tournament at this summer's Paris Olympics. The 43-year-old from Calgary will be joined by Canadians Lyes Arfa and Miche...
Apr 03, 2024

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders player, executive Jim Hopson dies at age 73
REGINA - Jim Hopson, the former Saskatchewan Roughriders player who later served as president of the CFL club, has died. He was 73. The Roughriders confirmed Hopson's death Wednesday. Hopson battled c...
Apr 03, 2024
Former Roughrider CEO Jim Hopson dead at 73
Jim Hopson, who helped turn the Saskatchewan Roughriders into the CFL's flagship franchise, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer.He was 73.Hopson was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in April of...
Apr 03, 2024

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...
Apr 03, 2024

Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...
Apr 03, 2024

Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government
OTTAWA - Bureaucracy makes it too difficult for Canadian tech companies to sell to government, a new report from an industry group says - and all that red tape is keeping them from a bigger piece of t...
Apr 03, 2024

Canada's Gushue downs the Netherlands to improve to 6-1 at world curling playdowns
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Canada's Brad Gushue scored a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands at the world men's curling championship on Wednesday. Gushue scored a pair in the opening end ...
Apr 03, 2024

Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qah...
Apr 03, 2024

Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe
MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...
Apr 03, 2024

Spanish police detain ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe
MADRID (AP) - Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday. The Civil Guar...
Apr 03, 2024