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Company behind Toronto Defiant Overwatch League team raises another $22 million
TORONTO - OverActive Media, the esports company behind the expansion Toronto Defiant Overwatch League franchise, has raised more than $22 million in its latest round of equity funding. Monday’s ...
Jan 14, 2019

Receiver Diego Jair Viamontes goes first overall in LFA/CFL draft
Diego Jair Viamontes will forever have a place in Canadian football history. The receiver with Mayas of Mexico’s Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional was the first player taken in the first-ever...
Jan 14, 2019
Offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan signs extension with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan to a one-year contract extension. The Redblacks’ first draft pick in franchise history (ninth overall in 2013...
Jan 14, 2019

Trial opens for Quebec man charged with killing wife suffering from Alzheimer's
MONTREAL - The impact of Alzheimer’s was front and centre at the opening of the trial Monday of a Quebec man charged with killing his wife, who was suffering from the disease. As jury selection ...
Jan 14, 2019
2 top auto awards go to Hyundai, 1 to Ram 1500
DETROIT - Hyundai scored two out of three wins on Monday in the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, as the Detroit auto show’s press previews officially got underwa...
Jan 14, 2019
Volkswagen to build electric vehicles at Tennessee plant
German automaker Volkswagen said Monday its factory in Tennessee will be the focus of an $800 million investment in the company’s manufacturing of electric vehicles in North America. Volkswagen ...
Jan 14, 2019

Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen set to return from injury against Avalanche
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have their No. 1 goalie back in the fold. Frederik Andersen will get the start when Toronto hosts the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. The 29-y...
Jan 14, 2019

'Our city is grieving': Ottawa police identify three people killed in bus crash
OTTAWA - A “beautiful soul,” a mother with extended family in the Netherlands and a dad beloved for his sense of humour were the people killed in Ottawa’s horrific bus crash last wee...
Jan 14, 2019

Architect chosen for Blackfalds Multi-Plex expansion project
Expansion of the Blackfalds Multi-Plex is one step closer to reality after town council unanimously approved last week an architect for the project. The expansion, which will include a second ice surf...
Jan 14, 2019

MNP Canada Games Torch Relay stops in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, AB – As part of the official MNP Canada Games Torch Relay, the Roly McLenahan Torch made a pit-stop Saturday in Medicine Hat, ahead of the 2019 Canadian Winter Games in Red Deer. T...
Jan 14, 2019