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Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson to coach Welsh women’s soccer team
Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson has been named coach of the Wales women’s team. Wilkinson, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer, won 181 caps for Canada in a distinguished playing career that stretched from 2003 to 2017. The defender went on to coach the Canadian under-18 and under-20 teams, served as an assistant coach to ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan father who killed toddler sentenced to 16 years in prison
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A judge has sentenced Kaij Brass of Prince Albert, Sask., to 16 years for manslaughter in the beating death of his 13-month-old son. Brass was given about three year’s credit for the time he has spent in pretrial custody. Police officers who showed up at the family’s home in the hours ... Read More »
Toronto says World Cup cost estimate now at $380 million, cites additional match
The City of Toronto estimates it will cost $380 million to host World Cup matches in the city, an increase of $80 million compared to a 2022 forecast partly because of the addition of another match to the schedule. Toronto and Vancouver are the Canadian cities set to host matches during the 2026 World Cup, ... Read More »
Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog
OTTAWA – Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they once were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada’s competition watchdog says. Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau’s senior deputy commissioner of mergers and monopolistic practices, says the agency hasn’t seen evidence showing Rogers Communications Inc. is offering comparable pricing for bundled wireless ... Read More »
Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000
LONDON (AP) – A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds ($13,900.) British auctioneers Hanson’s said Monday that the first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which states “uncorrected proof copy” on ... Read More »
Toronto FC plans to manage Insigne’s minutes this season to help keep him healthy
TORONTO – Lorenzo Insigne saw a little more than an hour’s action in Toronto FC’s season-opening scoreless draw at FC Cincinnati. And there is a question mark over what role the Italian star will play Sunday, if any, when TFC faces the New England Revolution on Gillette Stadium’s artificial turf. After a 2023 season that ... Read More »
Manhattan DA asks judge for a gag order in Trump’s hush-money case ahead of next month’s trial
NEW YORK (AP) – Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president ahead of next month’s trial, citing a “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” about people involved in his legal cases. The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked for ... Read More »
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
OTTAWA – Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. The legislation is supposed to help protect and usher in new jobs in the energy industry as Canada tries to maintain its place in the clean energy transition. The bill has ... Read More »
A list of prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A look at some recent examples: Feb. 6, 2024 – Police in Surrey, B.C., disclose details of the suicide in February 2023 of an unnamed 14-year-old, tricked into sharing intimate images as part of a ... Read More »
Maple Leafs recall goaltender Woll after successful conditioning stint with Marlies
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from his conditioning stint with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies, the NHL club announced Monday. Woll stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Marlies’ 4-1 win at Laval on Friday. It was the 25-year-old’s first game action since he sustained a high ankle ... Read More »
Don Henley tells court he never gave away drafts of Eagles lyrics
NEW YORK (AP) – Don Henley said Monday that he never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits, calling them “very personal” in testimony that also delved into an ugly but unrelated episode: his 1980 arrest. Henley, the Grammy-winning co-founder of one of the most successful bands in ... Read More »
