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CF Montreal looking to keep positive on lengthy stretch away from home
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is used to embarking on long road trips early in the season. However, the beginning to the 2024 campaign is the most skewed since the team's arrival in Major League Soccer. The ...
Mar 1, 2024
Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say
Montreal public health officials say community transmission of the measles virus is possible after a person in the suburb of Laval contracted the disease despite not having travelled abroad or been in...
Mar 1, 2024
Local sports scores, weekend schedules
StormThe Storm are home to Fort McMurray to close out the regular season Friday and Saturday.Friday's game time is 7 p.m. while Saturday's contest gets going at 6 p.m. The Saturday game is also Indige...
Mar 1, 2024
After winning Canadian citizenship, teenage surfer Erin Brooks misses out on Olympics
After winning her battle for Canadian citizenship earlier this year, teenage surfer Erin Brooks won't be wearing the Maple Leaf at the Paris Olympics. Brooks has been eliminated at the 2024 ISA World ...
Mar 1, 2024
Goalie fights, often a crowd favourite, have almost completely disappeared from the NHL
Watching fights between Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon and Ron Hextall and Felix Potvin in the 1990s, Martin Biron recalled, he always wanted to be the goaltender who could win a bout as the spunky under...
Mar 1, 2024
Coach John Herdman says Toronto FC has more work to do with the roster
TORONTO - While the signing of former Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff brings Toronto FC to its senior roster limit of 30, coach John Herdman says the MLS club isn't done dealing. "I think anythin...
Mar 1, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps look to bring pre-season momentum to home opener
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' season started early. A shortened pre-season due to CONCACAF Champions Cup action in January and February meant the Whitecaps were back on the field sooner than in...
Mar 1, 2024
NWP Wolves men's basketball player named to First-Team All-Conference
A member of the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolve's Men's Basketball team has been named to the Men's North First Team All-Conference.Emmanual Iloka, a fourth-year Business Administration student, was gi...
Mar 1, 2024
Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures
STINNETT, Texas (AP) - The largest wildfire in state history may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise as damage assessments continue, Republican G...
Mar 1, 2024
St. John Paul teacher recipient of a provincial award
Grande Prairie & District Catholic School has announced St. John Paul II's fabrication teacher has been chosen as a recipient of the CAREERS: Award of Excellence in Skilled Trades. According to th...
Mar 1, 2024