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Italian star Lorenzo Insigne set to return for Toronto FC for New York City FC visit
TORONTO - A victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday and Toronto FC can match its entire points total of last season when it finished last in the league at 4-20-10. And that's with Toronto (...
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Police launch assault investigation into incidents at UVic's protest encampment
SAANICH, B.C. - Police in Saanich, B.C., say an assault investigation is underway following two alleged incidents at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the grounds of the University of Victoria. ...
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Last year's runner-up Germany tops Slovakia at ice hockey worlds
PRAGUE (AP) - Last year's runner-up Germany topped Slovakia 6-4 to open the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Dominik Kahun, Jonas Muller, Lukas Kalble, Marc Michaelis, Leonhard Pfoderl and Tob...
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Alberta’s unemployment rate rises to 7% in April as population grows
Even as more people are finding work in Alberta, the unemployment rate continues to rise.Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey for April 2024, saying the provincial unemployment rate ...
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Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ+ groups for donation ban
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it has apologized to LGBTQ+ groups for a past policy that banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The ban was in place until 2022, when it was replaced b...
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Rebels add 15 players during 2024 U.S. Priority and Prospects drafts
The Red Deer Rebels restocked the shelves Wednesday and Thursday through the WHL U.S. Priority Draft and WHL Prospects Draft.Several other central Alberta players were also selected (more on them belo...
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Mayor says Ottawa will reverse course on Israel national day event after cancellation
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants the city to reverse course after cancelling an event to mark Israel's national day. Officials announced on Tuesday they planned to raise the Israeli flag at c...
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Maple Leafs captain John Tavares added to Canada's world hockey championship roster
PRAGUE, Czechia - Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares has been added to the Canadian roster at the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Friday. Tavares became available after ...
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Gaza protest encampment grows on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
EDMONTON - A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was ramping up a day after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down amid the loud noise and haze of flashbang explosives as police ...
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B.C. light-heavyweight boxer Buneet Bisla goes after Canadian title on Victoria card
Since taking up taekwondo at the age of four, Buneet Bisla has won an armful of armful of amateur boxing and kickboxing titles. On Saturday, the 26-year-old from Surrey, B.C., looks to add to that col...
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