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Als head coach Maas expects veteran Bethel-Thompson to sign soon with CFL club
Jason Maas expects veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to be a Montreal Alouette sooner rather than later. Montreal acquired the rights to Bethel-Thompson from the Edmonton Elks last month for ...
Jan 13, 2025
British heavyweight Tyson Fury announces retirement from boxing again, one month after Usyk defeat
LONDON (AP) - British heavyweight Tyson Fury has retired from boxing - again - one month after losing a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. The 36-year-old Fury announced the decision in a short vi...
Jan 13, 2025
Former England captain Casey Stoney named head coach of Canadian women's soccer team
Former England captain Casey Stoney has been named coach of the Canadian women's soccer team. The 42-year-old Stoney most recently was coach of the San Diego Wave. Stoney joined the NWSL expansion tea...
Jan 13, 2025
Nick Taylor comes through in the clutch. Now he wants more chances to be there
HONOLULU (AP) - Nick Taylor never looked more clutch than when he birdied the 18th hole three times in the WM Phoenix Open, first to force a playoff and the last to win it. And then he went 23 starts ...
Jan 13, 2025
Toronto FC trades rights to German forward Prince Owusu to CF Montreal
TORONTO - Toronto FC has traded the rights to German forward Prince Owusu to CF Montreal in exchange for up to US$250,000 in general allocation money (GAM). Toronto gets $100,000 in 2025 GAM and $75,0...
Jan 13, 2025
Minister makes first trip to Syrian border area after Assad regime ends
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and MP Omar Alghabra have made the first Canadian delegation visit to the border region of Turkey and Syria since the fall of the Bashar Assad ...
Jan 13, 2025
Auger-Aliassime downs Struff to reach Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The 29th-seeded Canadian, wh...
Jan 13, 2025
AFC Toronto adds experience by signing veteran South Korean defender Hong Hye-ji
TORONTO - AFC Toronto has added experience to its backline in the form of veteran South Korean international Hong Hye-ji. The 28-year-old centre back has won 40 senior caps for Korea and featured at t...
Jan 13, 2025
In the news today: Field narrows among big-name Liberal leader hopefuls
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Field narrows among big-name Liberal leader hopefuls As a race to elect a new Liberal leader quickly approache...
Jan 13, 2025
Weekend announcements narrow field of high-profile Liberal leadership prospects
OTTAWA - As a race to elect a new Liberal leader quickly approaches, a high-profile candidate appears set to throw their hat into the ring. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to la...
Jan 13, 2025