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Toronto Maple Leafs sign Simon Benoit to three-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The average annual value of the deal is US$1.35 million, the team said Friday. Benoit, 25, has...
Mar 29, 2024
Godinez sisters make their mark on the wrestling mat, in UFC's Octagon and as a mom
You don't mess with the Godinez sisters. Lupita (Loopy) Godinez has won four straight in the UFC, where she is ranked 10th among strawweight contenders. Ana Godinez was one of the first Canadian wrest...
Mar 29, 2024
Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Owning a soccer club is hitting Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the ...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
Rachel Baong named Red Deer Public’s Edwin Parr nominee
Building relationships with students and watching them grow has been a top highlight for this year's Red Deer Public's Edwin Parr nominee.Rachel Baong, a Grade 4 Teacher at Gateway Christian School, s...
Mar 29, 2024
The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe
LONDON (AP) - The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Frid...
Mar 29, 2024
'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The ani...
Mar 29, 2024
Gushue on world curling championship: 'I'm going into this like it could be the last'
Brad Gushue is approaching this year's men's world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three time...
Mar 29, 2024
A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at the field for the world men's curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip - Brad Gushue, Third - Mark Nichols, ...
Mar 29, 2024