Ascendant defender Luc de Fougerolles anchors Canada’s backline in clean-sheet win over Wales

Chris Jones is in Wales with Canada’s men’s soccer team as it continues preparations for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Luc de Fougerolles, Canada’s ascendant 19-year-old defender, waited in the team’s hotel lobby on Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before his side took on Wales in Swansea. The sliding doors opened, and a woman walked in…

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Koné-Marsch sideline spat all part of Canadian men’s team’s learning process as it prepares for World Cup 2026

Chris Jones is in Wales with Canada’s men’s soccer team for Tuesday’s friendly as it continues preparations for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Ismael Koné, Canada’s sometimes mercurial midfielder, looked down at his chest, as though his uniform might help him find the right words.  “I think it’s hard for me as a person to kind…

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Calgary airport security screeners at ‘breaking point’ over poor working conditions, union says

The union representing airport screeners in Calgary is reporting its members have hit a “breaking point,” leading the federal authority overseeing security screening to weigh in that their concerns must be taken seriously. Screening officers working at the Calgary International Airport, represented by Unifor Local 2002, have filed thousands of complaints in the past 17 months, said Harold…

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