The North American Soccer League has joined the United Soccer League in counting Canadian players as domestics south of the border, leaving Major League Soccer as the lone holdout. “Canadian players have played a big role in the development of our league on the field,” NASL interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal said in a statement Thursday.
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Trudeau breaks a campaign promise
First-past-the-post isn’t going anywhere The Liberals have backed away from their campaign promise to reform the electoral system. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former democratic institutions minister Maryam Monsef had been criticized for how they’d been handling the file: dismissing feedback from the electoral reform committee and an unpopular online survey.
Outdoor show kicks off Coldsnap
William Kuklis will open the Globally Inspired Roots and Harmonies show Sunday at the Playhouse, as part of this yearA’s Coldsnap music festival. – Handout photo William Kuklis will open the Globally Inspired Roots and Harmonies show Sunday at the Playhouse, as part of this yearA’s Coldsnap music festival.
‘I think the community just needed this’ says vigil organizer
People seen holding lit candles during a vigil Feb. 1, 2017 at the courthouse in support of the local Muslim community. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday A diverse crowd of Saulites braved the cold tonight in a show of support for the local Muslim community, who are grieving Sunday’s tragic Quebec City mosque shooting.
Where 14 Conservative leadership candidates stand on social issues
Leadership candidates prepare for the Conservative Party French language leadership debate, in in Quebec City, on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. When it comes to social issues, there are stark differences between the 14 different candidates running for the Conservative leadership, which will be decided May 27. While Kevin O’Leary and Rick Peterson support same-sex marriage, legal abortion and doctor-assisted death, Brad Trost and Peter Lemieux are on the opposite end of the spectrum.
RCMP officer featured in documentary
Penticton RCMP officer Dan Moskaluk is advocating for a non-animal protein diet in the latest documentary Eating You Alive. Eating You Alive is about the connection between dietary habits and chronic diseases, a large theme in Moskaluk’s life.
Khari Wendell McClelland charts ancestral path from slavery in ‘Freedom Singer’
Khari Wendell McClelland sought to trace the path travelled by his ancestors and other African-American slaves who fled to Canada in search of freedom. But as he embarked on his cross-Canada journey researching the history of the Underground Railroad and his own great-great-great-grandmother Kizzy, McClelland unearthed a connection which deepened his interest and ties to their stories.
Nickelback plan summer tour, debut new song
The Alberta rockers released the first new single on Tuesday – also titled “Feed the Machine” – and plans for an extensive run of summer concerts that stop in seven Canadian cities. Included among the dates are shows in Toronto on June 27, in Montreal on June 29 and a run of concerts in Western Canada throughout late September.
Tories criticize Trudeau over letter to Fox, say the PM has better things to do
The Opposition Conservatives are criticizing the Prime Minister’s Office for complaining to Fox News about a tweet identifying the suspect in the Quebec City mosque shooting as “Moroccan.” In an open letter to Fox News Channel co-president Bill Shine, PMO Communications Director Kate Purchase wrote that Canada is “an open, welcoming country that stands by its citizens.”
Whistler Film Festival invites screenwriters and producers to apply for lab programs
This was demonstrated again in November 2016 when it screened La La Land on its opening night, well in advance of the movie’s general release. La La Land , starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, went on to receive 14 Oscar nominations , tying a record set by Titanic and All About Eve .
List of some terrorism cases in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau branded the Quebec mosque massacre as a terrorist attack, although the accused in the rampage is only facing murder charges. Here are some recent high-profile cases involving terrorism-related offences: Hiva Alizadeh: The Ottawa resident, who wanted to form a terrorist group dedicated to violent jihad in Canada, pleaded guilty to explosives possession with the intent to cause harm as part of a terrorist conspiracy in 2014.
Quebec City, Ottawa and Halifax among centres with vigils for mosque shooting victims
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at a vigil in Quebec City on Monday for those killed and injured in a shooting in one of the city’s mosques. He told the crowd that Canada stands with the Muslim community and will protect their right to gather together and pray.
‘Ovation worm’: Bizarre new Burgess Shale species detailed in journal
The Ovatiovermis is shown in a handout photo from the Royal Ontario Museum. Researchers with the Royal Ontario Museum have for the first time identified an 18-limbed worm that lived some 500 million years ago.
Liquefied natural gas plan in jeopardy 0 1/30/2017 2:48:29 PM by:…
Mayors of five communities on the north shore of Lake Superior say their affordable energy plan to roll out a regional liquefied natural gas project has suddenly been thrown into disarray by the province. The municipal leaders of Marathon, Schreiber, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay and Wawa were responding to the province’s Jan. 30 launch of its new Natural Gas Grant Program , designed to extend natural access to rural, Northern and First Nation communities who aren’t connected by pipeline.
Video and Slideshow: Federal government signs letter of understanding with Tsilhqot’in Nation
The Tsilhqot’in Nation achieved a significant milestone Friday when leaders signed a letter of understanding with the Canadian government to negotiate in good faith and work toward reconciliation. In front of a crowded room at the Toosey Health Centre, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and the Chiefs from all seven Tsilhqot’in communities signed the agreement.
Terrorist Attack at Quebec Mosque Kills Six, Injures Five Others
Quebec police have confirmed that six people were killed and two more are fighting for their lives after gunmen opened fire Sunday evening at a Quebec City mosque in one of the worst terrorist attacks in Canada. The male victims range in age from 39 to 60 years old, and had gathered for prayers at the Islamic Cultural Centre in a suburb of Quebec City.
Universities Canada speaks out against Trump’s U.S. travel ban
People begin to gather before a rally protesting President Donald Trump’s travel ban on refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Seattle. Canada’s universities have issued a rare political statement, opposing the temporary ban.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau welcomes refugees; US-bound passengers turned away
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at the end of a two-day cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Bolin Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back US-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Canadians holding dual citizenship with countries targeted by immigration ban can’t enter U.S.
Zawenawedian Dawdian, 2, was one of a group of sponsored Syrian refugees who arrived in Toronto yesterday gathered at the Armenian Cultural Centre where they were paired up with their sponsored families on Wednesday December 16, 2015. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets 16-month-old Madeleine Jamkossian, right, and her father Kevork Jamkossian, refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war, during their arrival at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015.
Texas country responds, via Twitter, to Trump’s border wall
In 15 years they still haven’t finished I-35 between Austin and Waco.” @RichOToole: “How in the world could they build a wall between Texas and Mexico..
Border groups scramble for message to counter Trump’s wall, tax talk
View of the U.S.- Mexico border fence in the outskirts of Tijuana, northwestern Mexico on Thursday. A broad-based alliance of border advocates gathered in Tijuana on Thursday to call for a public campaign to highlight the benefits of bilateral trade and the need for U.S.-Mexico collaboration – a striking counterpoint to President Donald Trump’s plans for a border wall and a proposal to fund it through a 20 percent import tax.
Can goat meat hoof its way to the culinary forefront?
Goat is enviably healthy, rich in iron and protein, tender in a braise, and popular in the developing world. Why is it so hard to get in North America? Pop down to your local Loblaws, Sobeys or Metro and it will be easy to find some creamy fresh goat’s cheese from B.C.’s Salt Spring Island Cheese Company, or something better-aged from Ontario’s Monforte, or a brick of that lovely, black, wax-wrapped chA vre noir from La Fromagerie Hamel in Quebec.
A roadmap for bringing sanity back to housing markets
Where once the housing market was limited by the ability of the local labour market to pay, it is now a globalized commodity. Here’s how to address that.
Trump’s wall met with skepticism, unease on US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation’s immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpst… . Clothing and a backpack lay on the tracks of the railroad used by migrants jumping trains traveling northbound, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
Strong evidence of problematic conditions persists in real estate market: CMHC
Canada’s federal housing agency says strong evidence of problematic conditions continues to exist in the national housing market. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the most prevalent issues it has observed in the 15 markets it monitors are overbuilding and overvaluation, which occurs when house prices outpace economic fundamentals such as income and population growth.
Repay hundreds of millions in taxes, Ottawa tells Atlantic provinces
Ottawa is asking all four Atlantic provinces to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in harmonized sales tax revenues the finance department says it overpaid to the region. The Guardian has learned Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland were notified in December that a re-calculation of HST revenues by the federal government was done and that the Atlantic provinces have been overpaid in HST revenues.
Client says many would be dead without medical heroin at Vancouver clinic
The smell of rubbing alcohol permeates a tiny room where chronic heroin users inject a pharmaceutical-grade version of the drug three times a day to just feel normal. Justin Hall, 48, exits the freshly cleaned injection room at the Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after his second visit of the day.
A look at border security, fencing as Trump announces wall
President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop the flow of smuggling and drugs. One-third of the U.S.-Mexico border, or 653 miles, is already studded with fence in a potpourri of styles, from menacing barriers to those that can be easily hopped.
Ontario Implementing New Programs To Bail System
Ontario is moving forward with its plan to make the criminal justice system faster and fairer by implementing key programs to help reduce time-to-trial and improve the bail system in southwestern Ontario. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms requires that criminal trials take place within a reasonable amount of time.
Lib push for ranked ballot would be political “nuclear war,” says Cullen
New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen says that if the Liberals push through a ranked ballot system, they would essentially be declaring “nuclear war in politics.” The NDP critic for democratic reform is dropping this bombastic warning a day after the Liberal government released the results of a controversial online survey about electoral reform.
Sleep in sustainable luxury inside this eco-friendly jungle treehouse
Travelers looking to indulge in a different perspective of the beautiful YucatA n coastline will do well by ascending the eco-friendly Treehouse at Papaya Playa Project . As the newest addition to the luxury resort’s 85 casitas and cabaA as, this hotel room nestled in the heart of the jungle offers luxury with an environmentally friendly twist.
EXCLUSIVE: Sprague Man On hook For Massive Medical Bill After Having A Heart Attack
Robin Milne had a heart attack at his Manitoba home and was rushed to the nearest hospital in Roseau, Minn., part of a long standing, but little known agreement with the province called the Altru Agreement. He ended up stuck with a hospital bill of more than more than $118,000 .
Keystone XL good for oil industry, concerning for environmentalists
In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, miles of pipe ready to become part of the Keystone Pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla. President Barack Obama says that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada to Texas should only be approved if it doesn’t worsen carbon pollution.
Vancouver director always knew Ryan Gosling was going to be a star
Premiere of Lionsgate’s ‘La La Land’ – Arrivals Featuring: Ryan Gosling Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 06 Dec 2016 Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com ORG XMIT: wenn30566562 Veteran Canadian actor/director/writer Rob Stewart has always known that London, Ont.’ s, Ryan Gosling was going to be a huge star.
Trudeau navigates perils of energy, climate, Trump as Liberals wrap…
Justin Trudeau edged his way across a political tightrope Tuesday, doing his level best not to glance down at the perils lurking below. Shattered credibility on climate change and women’s rights, two of his policy cornerstones.
U.S. city defends plan to draw water from Great Lakes in face of opposition
An American city is defending its plan to draw water from the Great Lakes, saying Canadian and U.S. mayors trying to block the move should be ignored. The Wisconsin city of Waukesha argues a decision last year that gave it permission to pipe water from Lake Michigan was error-free, protects the environment and does not need to be revisited in any way.
LISTEN: These 5 Songs Are Up For Oscars
Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning and there was good news for Canadians – including Ryan Gosling , Denis Villeneuve , Patrice Vermette – as well as the Quebec-shot film Arrival . “How Far I’ll Go” from the movie Moana , earned a Best Original Song nomination .
Four stories in the news today, Jan. 24
The abrupt turnaround in Canada-U.S. relations is dominating discussions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal cabinet hold a retreat in Calgary. Today, the final day of the retreat, is also expected to feature a panel discussion with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Calgary police Chief Roger Chaffin and representatives from local community organizations, followed by a town hall later at the University of Calgary.
Canada can forge ties with Trump while sticking up for values, Hajdu says
Federal Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says it’s possible to forge a strong relationship with the new U.S. government while standing up for values that may be at odds with those of the Trump administration. The abrupt turnaround in Canada-U.S. relations is dominating discussions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal cabinet hold two-day retreat in Calgary.
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
The Chair of President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy forum Steve Schwarzman answers questions at a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Liberal cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol TRUMP ADVISER SAYS CANADA COULD BENEFIT FROM NAFTA RENEGOTIATION: An adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will be in a good position should there be a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Stephen Schwarzman, who leads the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, is in Calgary to take part in meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal cabinet.