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Athletics Canada bans Desai Williams for life following investigation
TORONTO - Athletics Canada has banned coach and former Olympic sprinter Desai Williams for life for violating the organization’s sexual harassment policy. The alleged conduct happened in 2010 an...
Oct 03, 2018
Feds beef up bill to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is beefing up legislation aimed at making it easier for Canadians to vote and harder for foreign entities to interfere in federal elections. It has sponsored a number o...
Oct 03, 2018
Messi masterful as Barcelona renews love affair with Wembley
GENEVA - Lionel Messi and Neymar put on separate masterclasses in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Mohamed Salah lacked the spark to lift Liverpool. Messi scored twice, helped create two more ...
Oct 03, 2018
Kelowna Rockets beat Kamloops, Lethbridge, in bid to host 2020 Memorial Cup
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets will host the Memorial Cup in 2020. The WHL announced today that the 102nd edition of the Canadian Hockey League national championship will ...
Oct 03, 2018
Former ski coach Bertrand Charest seeks to have sentence halved by appeal court
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest is seeking to have his sexual-assault sentence reduced by at least half. In a recent filing with Quebec’s Court of Appeal, Charest’s l...
Oct 03, 2018
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard to announce resignation Thursday
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard will announce that he is stepping down as leader in a meeting Thursday with elected and defeated candidates, The Canadian Press has learned. Elected premier in...
Oct 03, 2018
Suspect in shooting of 7 officers bragged about gun skills
FLORENCE, S.C. - The Vietnam veteran and disbarred lawyer accused of shooting seven law enforcement officers, killing one, bragged online about his marksmanship and love for the “smell of gunpow...
Oct 03, 2018
Mountain Rose Women’s Shelter hosts successful donation drive
The Mountain Rose Women's Shelter is calling their latest donation drive a success. The organization held the drive this past weekend and received $8000 dollars' worth of canned good, toiletries, and ...
Oct 03, 2018
Maurice tinkers with forward lines before Jets open season at St. Louis
WINNIPEG - Mathieu Perreault is looking forward to feeding the puck to Patrik Laine. The veteran is part of two newly formed lines Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice is testing out when the team op...
Oct 03, 2018
Mentoring of women in academic medicine said to be suffering due to #MeToo movement
TORONTO - The #MeToo movement is having a chilling effect in academic medicine, leading some male physicians and scientists to avoid mentoring female colleagues by claiming they fear false accusations...
Oct 03, 2018