Mesut Ozil’s new hairstyle has certainly grabbed the headlines – as much so as the intense speculation regarding his future at Arsenal. Ozil, 30, has been heavily linked with a move away from the Emirates this summer, but as preparations gear towards the 2019/20 campaign the mercurial playmaker remains on the club’s books. And there […]
Chelsea lost 1-0 to Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale in a pre-season friendly on Friday. Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao scored the winning header two minutes from the end of the match. Pre-season results normally do not mean much to managers but Frank Lampard may have been a little concerned by the lack of chances the Blues […]
England will play their 2020 European Championships qualifying match at Bulgaria in front of a reduced crowd. Bulgaria have been hit with a partial stadium closure after UEFA found their supporters guilty of racist behaviour during matches against Kosovo and the Czech Republic in June. The Bulgarian FA will be required to block off 5,000 […]
Chelsea youngster Ethan Ampadu has reportedly undergone a medical ahead of a proposed loan move to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. Ampadu has made one Premier League appearance for the Blues and manager Frank Lampard confirmed earlier this week that the midfielder would go out on loan. The 18-year-old was linked with a move to Aston […]
MONTREAL — European Council President Donald Tusk says he’s happy that while he’s been in Montreal, no one shouted “send him back.” The clear dig at right-wing populism in the United States at the outset of a press conference alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau follows a rally President Donald Trump held Wednesday night where attendees chanted […]
The United States is one step closer to a national $15 minimum wage. The House of Representatives passed the Raise the Wage Act, which would effectively double the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025. While it is unlikely to receive support in the Republican-controlled Senate or final approval from President Donald Trump, […]
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Oil production is temporarily shut down on the Hibernia oil platform off Newfoundland’s east coast after about 12,000 litres spilled out of a storage container into the ocean. A report on the website of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says the oil sheen resulting from the spill was seen […]
TORONTO — A large mental health hospital in Toronto launched an internal review and worked to increase staffing levels Wednesday after police said a patient detained at the facility had managed to leave the country. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health said Zhebin Cong, who was found not criminally responsible for the death of […]
OTTAWA — An organization that advocates for greater government accountability says Canada’s ethics watchdog should never have approved a flight taken by Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc on a private aircraft owned by J.D. Irving. LeBlanc’s office says the minister, who has been on medical leave since April, needed to attend a hospital in Montreal […]
MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism law will continue to apply in full, Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau ruled Thursday in rejecting a bid by religious and civil liberties groups to have the legislation suspended. Lawyers representing a national Muslim organization, a civil liberties group and a university student who wears an Islamic head scarf had asked […]
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