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Canada adds three wrestling medals at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada has added a handful of medals to its tally at the Commonwealth Games. Freestyle wrestlers Ana Godinez-Gonzalez of Surrey, B.C., and Toronto's Lachlan McNeil both ea...
Aug 5, 2022
Stampeders coach Dickenson remains in COVID protocol; will miss game in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson remains in COVID protocol and will miss Friday's road game against the Ottawa Redblacks. The team announced via Twitter that special teams coordinator ...
Aug 5, 2022
Doctor critical of lax COVID rules wins Tenn. Dem gov race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jason Martin, a Nashville doctor critical of Republican Gov. Bill Lee's hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Democratic nomination for governor Friday and will ...
Aug 5, 2022
Coach Bob Bradley believes Toronto FC now has framework in place to build off
Bob Bradley knew what he was getting into at Toronto FC. An astute soccer brain with a vested interest in Toronto given son Michael has called it home since 2014, the veteran coach had watched the clu...
Aug 5, 2022
Local economic region bucks provincial and national trends, sees higher jobless rate in July
The Western Alberta economic region, which includes Grande Prairie and the Peace region bucked both the national and provincial trends when it came to unemployment figures in July. The local region sa...
Aug 5, 2022
After papal apology in Canada, U.S. sets sights on missing, murdered Indigenous women
WASHINGTON - The president of the National Congress of American Indians says Canada's progress on Indigenous issues is helping to push the United States in the same direction. Fawn Sharp says it's no ...
Aug 5, 2022
Toronto FC completes two side deals to seal return of Richie Laryea on loan
Toronto FC confirmed the return of Canadian fullback/wingback Richie Laryea on Friday on loan from England's Nottingham Forrest. To get Laryea, Toronto made side-deals involving at least US$350,000 in...
Aug 5, 2022
Suspect who killed 3 in Montreal area represented 'significant risk' to public safety
MONTREAL - A recent ruling by a mental health review board said the man suspected of randomly shooting dead three people in the Montreal area this week represented a "significant risk" to public safet...
Aug 5, 2022
Former Toronto FC forward Jordan Hamilton signs multi-year deal with Forge FC
HAMILTON - Forge FC has signed former Toronto FC forward Jordan Hamilton to a multi-year contract. The 26-year-old from Scarborough, Ont., was with Ireland's Sligo Rovers FC most recently, recording t...
Aug 5, 2022
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Montreal's National Bank Open due to abdominal injury
MONTREAL - The National Bank Open lost one its star attractions on Friday after five-time champion Rafael Nadal announced his withdrawal from the tournament. The Spaniard said he is still being bother...
Aug 5, 2022