Month: May 2019

Liverpool, Man Utd and Arsenal are all reportedly keeping tabs on James Rodriguez this summer as he is expected to leave Real Madrid. The 27-year-old will see his two-year loan spell with Bayern Munich come to an end this summer, which in turn means he will return to the Spanish capital to consider his next…

Newcastle Utd have reportedly set their sights on CSKA Moscow right-back Mario Fernandes, but he won’t come cheap with a £26.5m bid being touted. The 28-year-old has established himself as a key figure for the Russian giants, making 217 appearances for them since joining in 2012. SEE MORE: £25m Man Utd transfer target to get improved…

The year was 1939. Germany had launched an attack against Poland; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, spurring the start of the Second World War.  Thousands of miles away in Cumberland, B.C., then-teenager Gordon Quan dreamed of joining the Canadian Army. But, there was just one problem: he is Chinese-Canadian. Up…

TORONTO —Ten former Ontario health ministers across the political spectrum urged the provincial government Thursday to reverse its cuts to public health funding, saying work such as preventing disease outbreaks is being put at risk. “Public health helps Ontarians stay healthy, so they don’t need to go to the doctor, or a hospital, saving time…

OTTAWA —The federal Liberals have ripped open Canada’s multibillion-dollar plan to build new ships for the navy and coast guard, prompting cheers and frustration from shipyards in different parts of the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a Canadian Coast Guard vessel in Vancouver as a backdrop Wednesday to announce that Ottawa would spend $15.7…

CUT KNIFE, Sask. —Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has exonerated a Saskatchewan chief of treason more than 130 years after his conviction and apologized to his people for the hardship their leader’s unjust imprisonment caused. The exoneration of Chief Poundmaker was announced at the reserve that bears his name —Poundmaker Cree Nation— about 200 kilometres northwest of…

While Toronto-born rapper Drake’s crush on Rihanna never panned out in the end, he’s having his chance to shine bright like a diamond. Literally.   The Champagne Papi had good reason to pop some champers Tuesday night in celebration of a fairly bougie gift: a bespoke, diamond-encrusted sports jacket worth an estimated $769,000 to celebrate the Toronto…

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to get tough on crime with mandatory minimum sentences of five years for anyone convicted of abusing children. Scheer, who made an announcement in the Montreal suburb of Delson, Que., said he will ensure sentences for sexual crimes against children take into account the length and severity of…

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party’s action plan on climate change has brought one former British Columbia politician out of retirement and back into the arena. At his nomination event Tuesday night for the riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Terry Lake, a former B.C. health minister, described to the prime minister the conditions the…

OTTAWA — Veteran Ukraine lawmaker Mustafa Jemilev was as worried and surprised as anyone when a comedian who played Ukraine’s president on television was actually elected the country’s president last month. Jemilev, 75, is a staunch supporter of former president Petro Poroshenko. Jemilev and many others — including Canada’s leaders — credit Poroshenko with saving his…