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Fulham teenager Luc de Fougerolles impresses at Canada camp ahead of Japan friendly
It's been quite a week for Luc de Fougerolles, and it's not over yet. The London-born defender, who qualifies for Canada through his Canadian-born father, turned 18 in Japan where he is wearing Canadi...
Oct 12, 2023
Blue Jays president Shapiro says general manager Atkins will return next season
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says general manager Ross Atkins will return next season. The status of the GM was one of the first questions Shapiro was asked during his end-of-season media ...
Oct 12, 2023
Hall & Oates earworm finally canned as Leafs' goal celebration song
TORONTO - After a five-year run, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Hall & Oates are out of touch. The pop duo's hit "You Make My Dreams" had been the Maple Leafs goal celebration song for the past five ...
Oct 12, 2023
Citizens invited to telephone town halls to discuss potential Alberta Pension Plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are invited to participate in a series of telephone town halls focused on a potential Alberta Pension Plan (APP).The sessions will occur in October and November and will be ...
Oct 12, 2023
RCMP encourage residents to squash seasonal crime this fall
With many Albertans closing up their seasonal properties for the year, Mounties remind residents that when winterizing your property, it's important to keep crime prevention in mind. In 2022, Alberta ...
Oct 12, 2023
Quebec premier inaugurates vast la Romaine hydro project on North Shore
HAVRE-ST-PIERRE, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is inaugurating la Romaine hydroelectric complex on the province's North Shore. Legault is accompanied at today's event by Jean Charest, who was ...
Oct 12, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to quarterfinals at Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Thursday. The 21-year-old Fernandez fired four aces...
Oct 12, 2023
'What about Gaza': Canadian woman stuck in Gaza fears death, pleads for Ottawa's help
MISSISSAUGA - A Canadian woman trapped in Gaza says she is afraid she could die at any moment as Israeli warplanes drop bombs around her in the sealed-off Palestinian territory, and she's pleading for...
Oct 12, 2023
Canadian military flight leaves Tel Aviv with 130 people on board: defence minister
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has left Tel Aviv with 130 people on board. The departures board at the airport shows that flight CFC 4169 left for Athens th...
Oct 12, 2023
Single-payer pharmacare would cost billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost the federal and provincial governments $11.2 billion in the first year, and $13.4 billion in five years. Th...
Oct 12, 2023