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Head coach news, club sale loom for Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of training camp
VANCOUVER - Question marks loom for the Vancouver Whitecaps as players filter back into the city ahead of training camp. During the off-season, the athletes heard from afar that head coach Vanni Sarti...
Jan 13, 2025
Brazilian winger Thiago Andrade on the move again, this time from Toronto to Osaka
TORONTO - Toronto FC has sold Thiago Andrade, completing a paper trek that has seen the Brazilian winger traded from New York City FC to San Diego FC, TFC and now Japan's Cerezo Osaka in less than fiv...
Jan 13, 2025
Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in a fire outside a SkyTrain station in the city. They say the 40-year-old man was found by a driver around 2 a.m. on ...
Jan 13, 2025
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a...
Jan 13, 2025
Harm reduction advocates hope high court will 'clarify' Canada's 'Good Samaritan' law
Harm reduction advocates say a case before Canada's high court will test the current Good Samaritan law that protects people from arrest after they call 911 asking for help for someone who has overdos...
Jan 13, 2025
B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months
A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections. While the patient was recently discharged...
Jan 13, 2025
Intelligence task force to monitor Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The Liberal party's leadership race will be monitored by Canada's elections intelligence task force for signs of foreign interference. National security adviser Nathalie Drouin says the Secur...
Jan 13, 2025
Captain Kyle Bekker signs multi-year contract to stay at CPL powerhouse Forge FC
Captain Kyle Bekker, a four-time nominee for the Canadian Premier League player of the year and the award winner in 2020, has signed a multi-year contract to stay at Forge FC. The 34-year-old midfield...
Jan 13, 2025
Canada settles class-action lawsuit by military members who alleged racism in uniform
OTTAWA - The federal government has settled a class-action lawsuit with military members who were subjected to racism during their time in the Armed Forces. The settlement is worth up to $150 million,...
Jan 13, 2025
B.C. starvation death inquest hears victim's emaciated state, poor living conditions
BURNABY, B.C. - Florence Girard was so small when she died that she "looked like a child" in her casket, her sister told a British Columbia coroner's inquest into the death of the woman. Sharon Bursey...
Jan 13, 2025
