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CF Montreal in mourning over death of assistant coach Jason Di Tullio from cancer
MONTREAL - Jason Di Tullio, an assistant coach and former player with CF Montreal, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 38. His death Thursday night was confirmed by the MLS club. "It is with g...
Jul 29, 2022

Alternative Approval Process begins for health centre
An Alternative Approval Process (AAP) begins today to determine if residents of Electoral Area F (North Shuswap) of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District are willing to pay an additional tax to suppo...
Jul 29, 2022

CF Montréal looking to carry momentum up Eastern Conference standings
MONTREAL - Putting together a strong regular-season run in Major League Soccer requires consistency and showing up for big games. CF Montral has the former, with wins in four of its last six contests....
Jul 29, 2022

In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada
OTTAWA - Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They...
Jul 29, 2022

Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian operative has been charged with using political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda, the Justice Department said Friday. Aleksandr Viktorovich Iono...
Jul 29, 2022

TFC 'keeper Alex Bono survives pressure of the position by staying in the moment
Toronto FC flew out of Vancouver the same night it lost the Canadian Championship final to the Whitecaps this week. Goalkeeper Alex Bono didn't sleep a wink on the red-eye charter. "No. It was a long ...
Jul 29, 2022

Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
MONTREAL - The president of the International AIDS Society says her organization will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government. Ade...
Jul 29, 2022

Coleen Rooney victorious in ‘Wagatha Christie’ court battle
LONDON (AP) - In a legal showdown between soccer spouses that mixed celebrity, social media and amateur sleuthing, a judge has ruled whodunnit. Judge Karen Steyn on Friday cleared Coleen Rooney of lib...
Jul 29, 2022

New video informs on invasive mussels
The B.C. Day long weekend is one of the busiest times for boating and other recreational activities on the water. The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) wants to remind boaters...
Jul 29, 2022

15 dead in Appalachian flooding, toll expected to rise
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) - Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America....
Jul 29, 2022

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