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Former international Brittany Timko Baxter joins Canada Soccer board of directors
TORONTO - Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Brittany Timko Baxter has joined Canada Soccer's board of directors.Timko Baxter is the first former women's national team player to serve on the Canada Soccer bo...
May 1, 2021
Crew ties Montreal 0-0
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Eloy Room made three saves for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless draw with Montreal on Saturday. Bradley Wright-Phillips put one in the net for the Crew (0-0-2) in the 85th minu...
May 1, 2021
Canada's Cyle Larin scores four goals as Besiktas thumps Hatayspor 7-0
ISTANBUL - Canadian forward Cyle Larin scored four goals in Besiktas' 7-0 demolition of Hatayspor in Turkish SuperLig play Saturday. The 26-year-old from Brampton, Ont., upped his season total to 19 w...
May 1, 2021
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. She was 8...
May 1, 2021
Carolina Panthers take Canadian RB Chuba Hubbard in fourth round of 2021 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard's patience was finally rewarded Saturday. The Oklahoma State running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., was taken by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, No. 126 overall, of the NFL d...
May 1, 2021
Hot spot town expecting J&J COVID-19 vaccine says officials seeking other sources
The mayor of a COVID-19 hot spot in Alberta says she's disappointed that Johnson & Johnson vaccines earmarked for her community are delayed, but values the work Health Canada is doing to ensure ev...
May 1, 2021
7,403 new COVID-19 doses, 262 cases, 3 deaths
An additional 7,403 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 435,142. The 7,403 doses of COVID-19 vaccine report...
May 1, 2021
Hot spot town expecting J&J COVID-19 vaccine says officials seeking other sources
The mayor of a COVID-19 hot spot in Alberta says she's disappointed that Johnson & Johnson vaccines earmarked for her community are delayed, but values the work Health Canada is doing to ensure ev...
May 1, 2021
Port of Montreal to resume operations as legislation forces dock workers back to work
MONTREAL - Operations at the Port of Montreal are expected to resume gradually beginning Saturday after the Senate passed legislation forcing striking workers back on the job. The House of Commons app...
May 1, 2021
Canucks place Jake Virtanen on leave following sexual misconduct allegations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have placed right-winger Jake Virtanen on leave following allegations of sexual misconduct. The team released a statement Saturday saying it "does not accept sexual m...
May 1, 2021
