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Toronto FC exercises contract option on towering defender Aime Mabika
Toronto FC has exercised the option on six-foot-six centre back Aime Mabika. On Nov. 2, when Toronto announced its first round of roster moves, the MLS club said it had retained a 2024 contract option...
Dec 01, 2023
World Cup skiers excited for new event in Tremblant: 'It's gonna be pretty sick'
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - The set up at Mont-Tremblant is already making an impression on some of the world's top alpine skiers. For the first time since 1983, the Laurentians ski resort is hosting a Wor...
Dec 01, 2023
Province aiming to increase access to family justice services
Officials with the Alberta government say a new Family Justice Strategy will make it easier for Albertans to deal with family court matters.The government believes resolving family matters outside of ...
Dec 01, 2023
Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over 'secret police station' allegations
MONTREAL - Two Chinese community groups in the Montreal area say they will sue the RCMP if they don't apologize for alleging that the groups hosted secret Chinese government "police stations." In a la...
Dec 01, 2023
Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll making crease case with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Joseph Woll saved his best for last. The Maple Leafs rookie goaltender had already made two huge stops in overtime when Kraken forward Jordan Eberle appeared on the lip of the crease with th...
Dec 01, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man in local drug trafficking investigation
A preliminary hearing is scheduled next year for one of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation, which also turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle.Brandon Caleb Ro...
Dec 01, 2023
World Cup men's downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek, Colorado
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) - Heavy snowfall from the night before led to the cancellation of a men's World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado. This marks the third speed-race postpone...
Dec 01, 2023
Seattle Kraken to be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of upper body injury
TORONTO (AP) - The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of an upper body injury, the team said Friday. Schwartz was injured during Seattle's loss at Chicago on T...
Dec 01, 2023
Victor Wembanyama will miss Spurs' game Friday in New Orleans with hip tightness
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out of San Antonio's game against New Orleans on Friday because of right hip tightness, the first time that the highly touted rookie will sit for a ...
Dec 01, 2023
Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...
Dec 01, 2023