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Canadian forward Tyler Pasher finds a new MLS home with the New York Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. - Less than a week after being waived by the Houston Dynamo, Canadian international forward Tyler Pasher has landed with the New York Red Bulls. The 28-year-old from Elmira, Ont., made ...
Aug 10, 2022

Given a clean bill of health, Akinola waits his turn in star-studded Toronto attack
TORONTO - Ayo Akinola learned all about patience in the long months spent rehabbing the injured anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Given a clean bill of health, the 22-year-old forward is now bid...
Aug 10, 2022

RCMP apologize: Questions remain more than 50 years after Yukon woman's death
Family members are still searching for answers after the RCMP apologized for not properly investigating an Indigenous woman's death more than five decades ago. Tootsie Jimmy-Charlie, a 26-year-old Kas...
Aug 10, 2022

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security John Bolton, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Shahram Poursafi, identifi...
Aug 10, 2022

NorthPaws blown out 12-1 in first playoff game
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws' first ever West Coast League playoff game did not go according to plan.The Paws were blown out by the Wenatchee Applesox 12-1 Tuesday (Aug. 9) in front of nearly 1,2...
Aug 10, 2022

Maple Leafs great Borje Salming diagnosed with ALS
Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, the team announced Wednesday. Salming, who played ...
Aug 10, 2022

ROTHENBURGER: Putting off performing arts centre vote is a smart move
TIMING IS EVERYTHING. Thus it is with the Kamloops performing arts centre.The PAC, as it's commonly known, won't be on the ballot as part of the Oct. 15 civic election. In an e-mail to members yesterd...
Aug 10, 2022

FIFA looks to start World Cup in Qatar 1 day earlier
GENEVA (AP) - The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled with FIFA looking at a plan to let the host nation play Ecuador on Nov. 20, a person familiar with the proposal told The...
Aug 10, 2022

FIFA looks to start World Cup in Qatar 1 day earlier
GENEVA (AP) - The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled with FIFA looking at a plan to let the host nation play Ecuador on Nov. 20, a person familiar with the proposal told The...
Aug 10, 2022

Stranded whale euthanized after removal from French river
PARIS (AP) - French authorities say a beluga whale stranded for several days in the Seine River has died after it was successfully removed from the French waterway. The whale was being prepared for tr...
Aug 10, 2022

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