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Canadian women drop to No. 5 in FIFA world rankings but still close gap on rivals

Canadian women drop to No. 5 in FIFA world rankings but still close gap on rivals

TORONTO — While Canada has slipped one spot to No. 5 in the latest FIFA world rankings, coach John Herdman sees only positives. With 2,027 points, Canada trails fourth-place France by just three points. No.
Wolfpack centre Greg Worthington manages to stay close to home but still see world

Wolfpack centre Greg Worthington manages to stay close to home but still see world

TORONTO — A hometown boy, Greg Worthington grew up in Queensbury and still lives in the English village. "I think if I left there I'd probably get a nosebleed," he said. "I've always lived in that village. I enjoy it up there.

B.C. First Nations occupy a second salmon farm as company raises safety concerns

PORT HARDY, B.C. — Members of two British Columbia First Nations say they have occupied a salmon farm on a small island on the province's coast, the second such protest to be held in the past week.
Front-row seat to history: National news agency The Canadian Press marks 100 years

Front-row seat to history: National news agency The Canadian Press marks 100 years

The Canadian Press, the national news service that was created during the First World War to bring home stories from the European front — and went on to become the country's go-to, real-time source — turned 100 Friday.
Calgary sculpture never meant to be Indigenous: mayor and Treaty 7 chiefs

Calgary sculpture never meant to be Indigenous: mayor and Treaty 7 chiefs

Calgary's mayor and seven chiefs in southern Alberta say a controversial sculpture along a city interchange was never meant to be Indigenous art.

Homeless veterans offered short-term housing, supports in Halifax

HALIFAX — Homeless veterans in Halifax will get access to short-term housing in a pilot project described as the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.

Police hunting for suspects after fatal shooting in Toronto mall

TORONTO — A young man killed in a northwest Toronto mall was chased into the centre and shot dead amid a throng of shoppers, police said Friday as they searched for as many as four people in connection with the incident. Det. Sgt.

Whistleblowing engineer who exposed Champlain Bridge woes faces sanction

MONTREAL — An engineer who told a reporter about structural damage to Montreal's Champlain Bridge before mentioning it to his employer has pleaded guilty to breaking confidentiality rules that govern his profession.

Campaign to fight MS spearheaded by Christine Sinclair raises record funds

TORONTO — A&W's "Burgers to Beat MS campaign," spearheaded by Canadian soccer captain Christine Sinclair, raised a record $1.85 million this year.

August snowfall inspires surprise, resignation along Quebec-Labrador border

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — The final day of August felt more like winter along the Quebec-Labrador border — it snowed.
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