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Toronto says World Cup cost estimate now at $380 million, cites additional match
The City of Toronto estimates it will cost $380 million to host World Cup matches in the city, an increase of $80 million compared to a 2022 forecast partly because of the addition of another match to...
Feb 26, 2024
Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson to coach Welsh women's soccer team
Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson has been named coach of the Wales women's team. Wilkinson, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer, won 181 caps for Canada in a distinguished playing career that s...
Feb 26, 2024
Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog
OTTAWA - Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they once were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says. Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's senior...
Feb 26, 2024
Local sports update
NWJHLThe semi-final matchups are set in the Northwest Junior Hockey League.Beaverlodge will play LaCrete in one series while Peace River will play Fort St. John in the other.The Blades completed a swe...
Feb 26, 2024
Toronto FC plans to manage Insigne's minutes this season to help keep him healthy
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne saw a little more than an hour's action in Toronto FC's season-opening scoreless draw at FC Cincinnati. And there is a question mark over what role the Italian star will play...
Feb 26, 2024
New exhibit debuting at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
A new exhibition will debut Thursday, February 29, at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie with an Artist Talk and reception. Edmonton-based artist Kim McCollum's exhibit, The Unmakers will be on display...
Feb 26, 2024
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
OTTAWA - Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. The legislation is supposed to ...
Feb 26, 2024
A list of prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A look at some recent examples: Feb. 6, 2024 - Police in Surrey, B....
Feb 26, 2024
Maple Leafs recall goaltender Woll after successful conditioning stint with Marlies
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from his conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies, the NHL club announced Monday. Woll stopped 36 of ...
Feb 26, 2024
Canada's Christopher Morales Williams sets world indoor 400m record over weekend
Christopher Morales Williams continued raising his profile on the U.S. university track scene this weekend. The 19-year-old Vaughan, Ont., native set a world indoor record in the men's 400 metres with...
Feb 26, 2024