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Goalkeeper Quentin Westberg rewarded with new contract by Toronto FC
Toronto FC rewarded goalkeeper Quentin Westberg with a new contract Friday, seemingly consolidating his role as the MLS club's No. 1. Westberg, 33, originally signed with Toronto last February after a...
Feb 02, 2020

Plastics ban can't be instant, restaurants warn Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada's restaurant owners are eager to do their part to curb this country's addiction to plastics, their association says, but they want the government to leave time for ...
Feb 02, 2020
Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to ...
Feb 02, 2020

Tories win 2019 fundraising race despite big drop in last quarter
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...
Feb 02, 2020

Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes
OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...
Feb 02, 2020

Adam Levine relieved halftime show stress is behind Maroon 5
MIAMI - A noticeably relaxed Adam Levine took the stage with Maroon 5 for a pre-Super Bowl event in Miami on Saturday, telling the crowd he was relieved the pressures of the halftime show were behind ...
Feb 02, 2020

Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of starting quarterback Trevor Harris, keeping him with the CFL team through the 2022 season. Harris originally signed with the Eskimos befor...
Feb 02, 2020

Mixed reports from North American groundhogs
Canada's most prominent groundhogs have had their say.Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his burrow northeast of Halifax Sunday morning, and his handlers say he saw his shadow.But in Ontario ...
Feb 02, 2020

'Joker' leads British Academy Awards race amid controversy
LONDON - The superhero villain saga "Joker" led the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, a glitzy event that has been overshadowed by criticism of the nominees' lack of diversity. Hours befo...
Feb 02, 2020

Seal attack on Nova Scotia island leaves Quebec hunter with 26 stitches
MONTREAL - A Quebec hunter had to be airlifted to hospital this week following what was described as a rare seal attack on a Nova Scotia island. Alexis Boudreault, 29, and nine other hunters...
Feb 02, 2020