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Skipper Giles Scott is SailGP’s first transfer after sale of Canadian team
SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the first transfer fee deal in SailGP history, two-time Olympic…
Mélanie Joly plans to meet with Lebanese minister at Francophonie summit
PARIS — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday that she’s planning to meet…
Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men’s curling, PointsBet could be revamped
CALGARY — Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men’s curling stage. The first francophone…
Canadian women’s hockey team job opportunity expands on world championship rosters
CALGARY — Women afforded the same amount of job opportunity as men at world hockey…
Soccer icon Christine Sinclair joins ownership group of NSL club Vancouver Rise
VANCOUVER — Christine Sinclair has always wanted to leave soccer in a better place for…
Yukon’s remote fresh waters are producing NHL-calibre talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna
WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) — Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens had just finished a gruelling summer…
Roses FC unveiled as Montreal’s Northern Super League franchise
MONTREAL — Montreal’s Northern Super League team will be known as Roses FC. And coming…
Higher rates of mental disorders, suicidal thoughts among transgender people: study
TORONTO — Serious mental health disorders and thoughts of suicide are more prevalent among people…
In Wrexham, the ‘Rob and Ryan effect’ goes beyond the soccer club as tourism and investments grow
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Clutching a pint of Guinness in one hand and flicking through…
Ottawa Rapid FC names former Danish captain Katrine Pedersen as its first head coach
Katrine Pedersen, who won a Danish-record 210 caps as a player and then served as…
Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian line workers helping with hurricane outages
MONTREAL — Stéphan Perreault and his team have been helping restore power in North Carolina…
In the news today: Statistics Canada to release September jobs report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also…
Higher in Halifax: Elevated levels of cannabis metabolites in city’s wastewater
HALIFAX — Wastewater tested in Halifax in 2023 contained almost twice the amount of cannabis…
‘Tawdry form of petty graft’: Crown urges conviction of former Calgary councillor
CALGARY — A lawyer for a former Calgary city councillor says his client’s expense claims,…
How gloves belonging to Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe wound up in Newfoundland
POINT LEAMINGTON, N.L. — A five-hour drive from St. John’s, N.L., and well off the…
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag
HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct.…
Here’s a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.…
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks…
PWHL teams see increase in regular-season games to 30 per team in second year
The six Professional Women’s Hockey League teams will get an earlier start and a half-dozen…
Candidates vying to be Halifax’s next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness
HALIFAX — Candidates running to be Halifax’s next mayor are fighting apathy and a lack…
Diana Matheson added to interim coaching staff for Canadian women’s soccer team
It will be coach by committee for the Canadian women’s soccer team’s upcoming friendly with…