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A transgender woman convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a 13-year-old Edmonton girl who was lured to a golf course, sexually assaulted, strangled, stabbed, then bludgeoned to death with a hammer, has lost her bid to stay in a women's prison. Read More

A January camp for domestic players allows Jesse Marsch to boost a development system that will outlast his tenure

Men have stood broken on her piers. It can be a desolate place, too, especially in winter, which is of course when the lobster boats do the bulk of their fishing. But the weather had improved by the time Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch ferried his squad from around the world to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a training camp ahead of last summer’s Gold Cup. It was the first time the men’s national team had visited the province.

But it was not Marsch’s first time in town, having previously kicked off a cross-country coaching clinic – a whirlwind tour meant to share with local soccer communities what he’d done with the national team at Copa América in 2024 – at a local hotel and convention centre. He’d promised, and pitched a vision, to make the national team truly national in a way no coach had before him. And he was delivering, having also made similar coaching stops in Québec City, Saskatoon and Calgary.

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© Photograph: Raul Romero Jr/Canada Soccer

© Photograph: Raul Romero Jr/Canada Soccer

© Photograph: Raul Romero Jr/Canada Soccer

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney lands Wednesday in Beijing to kick off a potentially important diplomatic trip to China and the Mideast, analysts say the mission removes any doubt that Canadian foreign policy has taken a clear pivot towards trade and investment since the departure of Justin Trudeau. Read More

The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.

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