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Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
HAMILTON - Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations. The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier ...
May 02, 2023
Beaverlodge hockey player going to US school this fall
A hockey player from Beaverlodge has committed to an American school for the 2023-24 season.Okotoks Oilers forward Nolan Flint will be playing for the Division III Marian University Sabres. The Wiscon...
May 02, 2023
Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Mes...
May 02, 2023
GPPSD reminding parents and guardians of the early bus pass deadline
Parents and guardians of Grande Prairie Public School Division students are being reminded to apply for bussing and to have a new bus pass for their child by the start of the 2023/2024 academic year. ...
May 02, 2023
Florida Panthers coach Maurice reflects on Toronto tenure 15 years later
TORONTO - Paul Maurice was driving home from the rink one day. Then came an epiphany. In the pressure cooker of hockey's most intense media market, the then-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs had j...
May 02, 2023
Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Repub...
May 02, 2023
Canada's bid to make 2024 Copa America as guest team will involve just one opponent
Canada will need to dispatch just one opponent to qualify for the 2024 Copa America as one of CONCACAF's six guest teams. Under guidelines released Tuesday by CONCACAF, the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica...
May 02, 2023
Oilers' offence, Knights' balance headline second-round playoff clash
The first ever playoff confrontation between the Oilers and Golden Knights pits Edmonton's explosive offence against one of the best two-way teams in the NHL. Vegas (51-22-9) got it done at both ends ...
May 02, 2023
Federal gun bill proposals could make firearm system even more of a patchwork: expert
OTTAWA - A professor who has closely tracked the history of gun control says the Liberal government's latest moves could make Canada's complex firearm classification system even more complicated. The ...
May 02, 2023
Honorary 'C': Late singer Lightfoot served as honorary Leafs captain in 1991-92
TORONTO - When Maple Leafs brass held a meeting ahead of the NHL's 75th anniversary season, several big names - John Candy, Anne Murray and Mike Myers to name a few - were considered for the honour of...
May 02, 2023