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Jennifer Jones beats Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 to win Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Jennifer Jones defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 on Sunday to win the HearingLife Tour Challenge for her 10th career Grand Slam of Curling title. Jones, from Springwater, Ont., ran Lawe...
Oct 22, 2023
John Herdman has plenty of work to do in rebuilding fractured Toronto FC roster
TORONTO - Under John Herdman, the Canadian men's soccer team talked proudly - and often - of the brotherhood within the squad. "We believe within our group," veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio said on...
Oct 22, 2023
Toronto teenager Fay De Fazio Ebert wins Pan American Games skateboarding gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - With a white feather from her pet duck Richard jutting from her helmet, skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert dropped into the Pan American Games park bowl and won a gold medal Sunday. The...
Oct 22, 2023
Israel welcomes Canada's conclusion that Israel didn't strike hospital in Gaza
OTTAWA - Israel is "pleased" that Canada has joined the United States and France in believing that an explosion at a Gaza City hospital last week was fired by an errant rocket from within the Gaza Str...
Oct 22, 2023
CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence
OTTAWA - Six months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada scaled back its use of the social media site X, the public broadcaster says it will mostly remain off the platform formerly k...
Oct 22, 2023
Fairview Health Complex ED without a doctor for 24 hours
The Fairview Health Complex ED will be without a Doctor for 24 hours starting on Monday, October 23, at 7 a.m.At this time, coverage can still be found, as AHS says it is working to ensure residents h...
Oct 22, 2023
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce announces Awards of Distinction winners
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce has named the 2023 Grande Prairie Chamber Awards of Distinction winners.At a ceremony held Thursday, nine local businesses were presented with award...
Oct 22, 2023
Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist win the presidency
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentines began voting in an election Sunday that could see a right-wing populist who upended the political landscape become president and adopt controversial measures ...
Oct 22, 2023
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as...
Oct 22, 2023
Scheifele scores in OT as Jets ground Oilers 3-2
EDMONTON - Mark Scheifele scored the winner at 3:53 of overtime as the Winnipeg Jets Oilers emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in a game between two struggling squads. Jos...
Oct 21, 2023