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Bobby Wagner didn't consider retiring. But something outside football drew him to Washington
Bobby Wagner did not consider retiring from football on the verge of his 34th birthday. It was the pull of playing for Dan Quinn and Ken Norton Jr. that drew him to leave the Seattle Seahawks and sign...
Mar 15, 2024

Canada's Morales Williams riding with confidence as NCAA indoor 400m champion
The switch flipped for Christopher Morales Williams in the time of the 2023 outdoor season. Last spring, the runner from Vaughan, Ont., learned to control his negative thoughts, discovered that it was...
Mar 15, 2024

'Tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns B.C. judge
OTTAWA - A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a "tsunami" of Indigenous identity fraud cases is coming to Canadian courts. Provincial Court Judge David Patterson says that's driven b...
Mar 15, 2024

Connecticut trooper who shot Black man after police chase is acquitted of manslaughter
A white Connecticut state police trooper was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the death of Mubarak Soulemane, a Black community college student with mental illness who was shot as he sat behind the...
Mar 15, 2024

'Lighthearted' Vancouver Whitecaps confident ahead of FC Dallas matchup
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without some major baggage as they hit the road this season. Last year, away games quickly took on a weight for the team, said head coach Vanni Sartini. The...
Mar 15, 2024

Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais suspended five games after impaired driving charges
HALIFAX - Jordan Dumais of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Halifax Mooseheads has been suspended five games after being charged with impaired driving earlier this month. Halifax police arr...
Mar 15, 2024

A look at the long-running debate on immigration between Ottawa and Quebec
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday once again rejected Quebec's request for additional powers over immigration, following a meeting with Premier Franois Legault in Montreal. The disagr...
Mar 15, 2024

Herdman looks forward to first visit to Yankee Stadium with resurgent Toronto FC
As someone who has coached around the world, John Herdman is no stranger to different venues. But Saturday marks his visit to the narrow confines of Yankee Stadium where his unbeaten and resurgent Tor...
Mar 15, 2024

Brazilian military leaders told police Bolsonaro presented a plan to reverse the 2022 election
SAO PAULO (AP) - Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused a...
Mar 15, 2024

P.A. man identified as First World War soldier found in France
A previously unidentified soldier who fought in the First World War hails from Saskatchewan. Human remains found in France in 2012 have now been identified as those of a Canadian soldier, who farmed n...
Mar 15, 2024