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Toronto FC signs teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to homegrown contract
Toronto FC has signed teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to a homegrown contract through 2025 with an option for 2026. The 18-year-old Mbongue, the younger brother of former TFC midfielder Ralph Priso, beco...
Sep 13, 2022

Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022

Trial dates set for pair charged in central Alberta shootings
Trial dates have now been set for two men each charged with four counts of attempted murder following a series of shootings on the O'Chiese First Nation last year.Zachary Yellowface, 21, and Keith Bea...
Sep 13, 2022

Randy Arozarena lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 in 1st game of doubleheader
TORONTO - Randy Arozarena drove in runs in the first and third innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Both times...
Sep 13, 2022

West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several Republicans said they hope will make it impossible for th...
Sep 13, 2022

UCP leadership candidate Travis Toews to hold Breakfast Meet & Greet near Lacombe Wednesday
UCP leadership candidate Travis Toews will be holding a Breakfast Meet & Greet near Lacombe on Wednesday.The campaign rally will take place at The Track on 2 (40309 Range Rd 272) from 8 - 9:30 a.m...
Sep 13, 2022

Upgrades to tennis and pickleball courts begin in Ponoka this Week
Resurfacing of the tennis and pickleball courts at the Ponoka Aquaplex, as well as the addition of two new pickleball courts, are expected to begin this week, say Town officials. Starting on Wednesday...
Sep 13, 2022

Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing deeper into occupied territory and sending more Kremlin troops fleeing ahead of the counteroffens...
Sep 13, 2022

Canadian Cooper Gallant first overall heading into final three Bassmaster Open events
Canadian Cooper Gallant finds himself in an enviable position heading into the home stretch of the '22 Bassmaster Open schedule. Gallant, 24, of Bowmanville, Ont., leads the overall standings through ...
Sep 13, 2022

Toronto Arrows add to their backline with signing of Australian Fabian Goodall
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian centre/wing Fabian Goodall for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old played most recently for Eastwood in Australia's Shute Shield com...
Sep 13, 2022