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BMO Field playing surface looking good ahead of Toronto FC's home opener
TORONTO - A new era dawns Saturday at Toronto FC's home opener. With Michael Bradley retired, there will be no pre-match pitch inspection by the TFC captain - unless new skipper Jonathan Osorio contin...
Mar 07, 2024
Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Joel Edmundson from Capitals for two draft picks
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for a pair of draft picks Thursday. The deal announced just over 24 hours before the NHL trade deadlin...
Mar 07, 2024
Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression...
Mar 07, 2024
Maffia, Vikes ready to take next step at U Sports men's basketball Final 8
The time has arrived for Diego Maffia and the Victoria Vikes. Victoria enters the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 as the top seed for the second year in a row and is coming off its third consecutive...
Mar 07, 2024
A capsule look at the U Sports men's basketball Final 8
A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 in Quebec City. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season...
Mar 07, 2024
The latest on Ottawa homicide: six dead, including four kids, in Barrhaven townhome
OTTAWA - 10:49 a.m. The Ontario legislature held a moment of silence for victims of the multiple homicide. Premier Doug Ford said earlier this morning on social media that the news is heartbreaking. H...
Mar 07, 2024
Canadian men to face the sixth-ranked Dutch in June soccer friendly in Rotterdam
Canada will play the sixth-ranked Netherlands in a men's soccer friendly in June in Rotterdam. The 50th-ranked Canadians will face the Dutch on June 6 at Stadion Feijenoord. The teams have met just on...
Mar 07, 2024
Veteran CFL linebacker Larry Dean retires to join Roughriders' front office
REGINA - Larry Dean is transitioning from the football field to the front office. The veteran linebacker retired Thursday after seven CFL seasons. But Dean will be remaining with the Saskatchewan Roug...
Mar 07, 2024
'It's so sad': B.C. gardeners grieve as they take stock of cold snap's toll
RICHMOND - If you ask the "King of Succulents" Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond, B.C., gardener hasn't recovered yet from what he calls the "crime scene" he ...
Mar 07, 2024
Utility provider Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting Texas wildfire
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) - The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest bla...
Mar 07, 2024
