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MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points
The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales o...
Dec 8, 2023
Between burger bites, Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have now lost an entire day of work in the House of Commons as they continue with a voting marathon forced by the Conservatives, after sneaking in bites of burgers and C...
Dec 8, 2023
Canadian freestyle star Mikael Kingsbury wins first moguls title of season
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury picked up his first win of the World Cup season with a gold in men's moguls competition Friday. Kingsbury, who was third in the seas...
Dec 8, 2023
Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It s...
Dec 8, 2023
'Many Albertans' oppose leaving federal pension program while others need more information, officials say
EDMONTON, AB - Many Albertans were against leaving the federal pension program while others were in favour of a proposed Alberta Pension Plan during the province's first round of public engagement, of...
Dec 8, 2023
Canada's Edey excited for rare chance to play in Toronto for Purdue in HOF Series
Zach Edey is excited for the rare opportunity to play at home in front of family who haven't seen him play live before. The Toronto native leads the No. 4-ranked Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball t...
Dec 8, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto dazzles in Grand Prix Final to take lead into women's free skate in Beijing
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, taking a comfortable lead over Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone into...
Dec 8, 2023
Canada's Schmidt wins gold, Phelan claims silver at ski cross World Cup
VAL THORENS, France - Jared Schmidt won gold, and Brittany Phelan claimed silver, delivering impressive performances for Canada at the World Cup ski cross event in the French Alps on Friday. Schmidt, ...
Dec 8, 2023
Canada set to open selection camp looking for world junior three-peat
Peter Anholt sees a group craving for an opportunity - finally - in the spotlight. Many of the players hoping to make Canada's roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship were hit especia...
Dec 8, 2023
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...
Dec 8, 2023