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Canadian midfielder Simi Awujo leaves USC to turn pro with Manchester United
MANCHESTER - Midfielder Simi Awujo has joined fellow Canadian international Jayde Riviere at Manchester United. The English club said Friday that Awujo has signed a contract through the end of the 202...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada imposes sanctions on anniversary of fraudulent 2020 Belarus election
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The sanctions...
Aug 09, 2024

Students, recent immigrants hit hard by weakening job market, StatCan data suggests
OTTAWA - Students who have been hunting for a summer job and recent immigrants looking for work have felt the brunt of the country's weakening labour market, Statistics Canada's latest employment repo...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe's Olympic spotlight
PARIS - Katie Vincent made a compelling case for another generation of Canadian canoeists to follow in her footsteps. Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., teamed with Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction, ...
Aug 09, 2024

Quebec says it won't limit health care in English, open to 'clarifying' directive
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is ready to make changes to a controversial directive that has raised concerns the province is restricting access to health care in English. Three provincial m...
Aug 09, 2024

Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose big new import taxes on a host of Chinese-made goods including electric cars, solar panels and semiconductors if his party wins the n...
Aug 09, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King in court after alleged bail breach
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King's criminal trial ended late last month, but he is in court again today after the Crown accused him of breaching his bail conditions. King has pleaded not g...
Aug 09, 2024

Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin presented belated 2012 Olympic silver in Paris
PARIS - Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games. Drouin stood alongside American Erik Kynard, who was awarded the gold in ...
Aug 09, 2024

Source: Toronto FC sends Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to CF Montreal for allocation money
Toronto FC has traded winger/wingback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal. A source confirmed the deal, which will see Toronto receive up to US$1.3 million in general allocation money, with $...
Aug 09, 2024

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend
LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) - A 78-year-old woman died in North Carolina on Thursday night when a tree fell on her home while Debby was passing through the state, said Rockingham County Sheriff's Office Lt. Kev...
Aug 09, 2024