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Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott looks to make the most of UFC 297 showcase
TORONTO - It seems only fitting that Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott helps set the table for the two title fights that wrap up Saturday's UFC 297 fight card in Toronto Malott (10-1-1) is ba...
Jan 16, 2024
UFC champion Sean Strickland sends warning to UFC 297 opponent Dricus Du Plessis
TORONTO - Middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland has sent South African challenger Dricus Du Plessis a warning ahead of their UFC 297 main-event showdown in Toronto on Saturday. Strickland, in...
Jan 16, 2024
Snowstorm inbound for Metro Vancouver as winter weather rages across Canada
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a snowstorm is expected to hit Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria and beyond, bringing up to 20 centimetres of accumulation and possible freezing rain to southern Br...
Jan 16, 2024
Quebec martial arts coach faces 61 new sex charges involving minors
MONTREAL - A 59-year-old martial arts coach appeared in court northeast of Montreal on Monday on more than 60 new alleged sexual offences involving minors. Provincial police say Ral Chayer was charged...
Jan 16, 2024
Quebec martial arts coach faces 61 new sex charges involving minors
MONTREAL - A 59-year-old martial arts coach appeared in court northeast of Montreal on Monday on more than 60 new alleged sexual offences involving minors. Provincial police say Ral Chayer was charged...
Jan 16, 2024
Liberal cabinet holding retreat next week ahead of Parliament's return
OTTAWA - The stubbornness of inflation and intense domestic divisions over the Israel-Hamas conflict are looming heavily over the federal Liberals as ministers prepare to meet over three days in Montr...
Jan 16, 2024
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that served as a throwback to an earlie...
Jan 16, 2024
Former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista buys stake in Las Vegas soccer club
LAS VEGAS - Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has bought into Las Vegas Light FC of the United Soccer League. The 43-year-old Bautista, as primary investor, takes over as chairman and gov...
Jan 16, 2024
Canadian field hockey men and women both lose, see Olympic qualification dream fade
VALENCIA, Spain - Canada led 1-0 for three quarters but conceded five late goals to lose 5-1 to Spain at a women's Olympic field hockey qualifier Tuesday, effectively ending its bid to qualify for the...
Jan 16, 2024
Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged with the death of a fourth woman
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - An architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother of two who vanished in 20...
Jan 16, 2024