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Toronto FC balances MLS playoff push against upcoming Canadian Championship final
Coach John Herdman finds himself between a rock and a hard place ahead of Toronto FC's game Saturday at the Colorado Rapids. With just four regular-season games remaining, eighth-place Toronto (11-16-...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

Suspect in Edmonton-area bank robberies arrested in Chilliwack: RCMP
EDMONTON - A 30-year-old man from Chilliwack is facing four charges in connection with a pair of July bank robberies in and around Edmonton, Alberta. Alberta RCMP say the first robbery occurred at a C...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a "monster' who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse went on throug...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

Legacy, financial opportunity likely motivated Rogers for MLSE takeover: experts
TORONTO - Experts say rising team valuations and the desire to forge a legacy are likely at the heart of what motivated Rogers Communications Inc. executive chair Edward Rogers to bolster the company'...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. Franois Bonnardel was reacting to multip...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid
Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying scandal, Canada Soccer - like everyone else - is waiting on its findings. Canada women's coach B...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

B.C. election campaign starts Saturday; but Eby takes bus on test run, Rustad at UBCM
VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while ...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

A look back at nearly three decades of British Columbia provincial elections
British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Oppo...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2024

West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month. The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fi...
Dave Barry Sep 19, 2024

With NHL national rights up in 2026, could Amazon be the big winner after MLSE deal?
Rogers Communications' plan to buy out Bell's ownership share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment could become a big victory for an emerging power player on the sports media scene. The deal makes...
Dave Barry Sep 19, 2024