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Former Chicago Bear player Israel Idonije returned on Saturday for the all-star football camp in Winnipeg. The game is in partnership with the University of Manitoba football organization and it was held at the Winnipeg Soccer Federation’s indoor soccer complex after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s …
Read More »Former employee of youth camp near London facing historic sexual assault charges
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say a man from Minneapolis, Minn., faces multiple charges over alleged sexual assaults from his time at a youth camp near London, Ont., over two decades ago. Police say the 48-year-old was employed at a Youth Leadership Camp near London …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers trim training camp roster – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers made 11 cuts to get down to the 75-man limit. All nine CFL teams had to trim their roster to 75 players plus non-counters by midnight on Tuesday. The Bombers let go of four players on offence, a …
Read More »Pair of O’Sheas for Blue Bombers to open rookie camp – Winnipeg
After a long winter, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held their first on-field activities since losing the Grey Cup game last fall. Bombers hopefuls hit the field on Wednesday for the start of rookie camp. More than 50 players were put through the paces on the first day of the three-day …
Read More »Kitsilano resident questions if bias involved in recent removal of homeless camp – BC
Days after East Vancouver residents questioned why tents in a west side park were addressed so quickly, a Kitsilano resident is raising similar concerns about whether an income-related bias exists in terms of how encampments in public parks are dealt with. Growing up on the west side, Alex Trottier said …
Read More »Guelph Community Foundation donates nearly $30K to winter camp programs – Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ten local winter camp programs are receiving a donation from the Guelph Community Foundation. A total of $28,700 is coming from the foundation’s Kids to Camp grant program. In a news release, the money will allow over 200 local children to attend …
Read More »Canadian Kimberly Polman arrested after repatriated from Syrian detention camp for ISIS fighters’ families
Canadian Kimberly Polman has been arrested after arriving in Canada following her repatriation from a detention camp in Syria, according to her lawyer. Polman has been detained for the past three years at al-Roj Syrian detention camp for families of ISIS fighters. She travelled to Syria in 2015 after marrying an …
Read More »Cannonballs and grilled-cheese sandwiches: Ontario summer camp helps Ukrainian kids keep war at bay
Photos by Carly Thomas After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a group in Ontario’s Northumberland County helped 31 families who fled the war settle in the area, about 120 kilometres east of Toronto. Now, some of the children who came to the county are about to start a new school year in a new …
Read More »Coastal GasLink, contractor deny liability for alleged sexual assault at pipeline work camp
Coastal GasLink says it is not liable for an alleged sexual assault at a work camp in northern B.C., and instead says any negligence is the fault of Civeo Premium Services, a pipeline contractor which also denies responsibility. The two companies also disagree about who employed the person alleged to have committed the …
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