OTTAWA — A pair of controversial environmental bills scaled their final hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, over the objections of critics who warn the two pieces of legislation will kneecap Canada’s oil industry and fuel separatist sentiment in Alberta. Senators passed Bill C-69, which overhauls the federal environmental assessment process for major construction projects, […]
Cameroon refused to board their plane to Egypt on Thursday ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations 2019. AFP claim they were told by a federal official that the players did not take their scheduled flight from Yaounde, with the tournament due to get under way on Friday night. The disagreement between the Indomitable Lions […]
Hull City have appointed Grant McCann as their new manager, the Championship club have confirmed. The 39-year-old former Northern Ireland midfielder moves from League One Doncaster Rovers to succeed Nigel Adkins, who was unable to agree a new contract with the Tigers. McCann said: “I am delighted to be here and I’m looking forward to […]
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has announced he will retire from playing football. The 35-year-old has been playing in Japan for Sagan Tosu since ending a second spell with Atletico Madrid in 2018, but will bow out after nearly two decades at the top. Affectionately known as El Nino, he joined Liverpool in […]
Veteran Conservative MP Mark Warawa has died after a battle with pancreatic and colon cancer. Warawa’s family confirmed the news Thursday with a post on Facebook. “Mark’s new address is in heaven, where he hopes to see you someday,” it reads. First elected in 2004, the 69-year-old MP for B.C.’s Langley-Aldergrove went public with […]
A British Columbia neighbourhood has rallied around its LGBTQ community members and filled its streets with rainbows after the town mistakenly took down a Pride flag last week. Lisa Ebenal lives in Aldergrove near Langley, B.C., a small town east of Vancouver. She says she displayed the original flag on her property as a way […]
We’re a step closer to the 2019/20 Championship season after the fixtures were announced. The opening clashes have got us excited too with Bristol City and Leeds United squaring off, while the first match of the campaign sees Luton host Middlesbrough. The 2018/19 season was full of drama and controversy and we’re sure there will […]
Frank Lampard WILL succeed Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea once Derby County are happy with the compensation package offered by the Blues. That’s according to Evening Standard reporter Simon Johnson, who told talkSPORT the 41-year-old is simply waiting to sign on. Despite winning the Europa League and securing a return to the Champions League, Sarri left […]
Ravel Morrison is looking for his ninth club in seven years after his contract with Ostersunds expired. Morrison joined the Swedish side shortly after Valentine’s Day, but the relationship failed to blossom and he will leave after the expiration of his contract on June 30. He took to Twitter to clarify his situation, saying: “My […]
Anderlecht have confirmed the appointment Craig Bellamy as the club’s new Under-21 coach on a three-year deal. Former Wales forward Bellamy, 39, was previously Under-18 coach at boyhood club Cardiff but stepped down from his role back in January when allegations of bullying were made against him. Bellamy ‘categorically’ denied the allegations and vowed to […]
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