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SJHL gears up for September start
With fall in sight, Junior A hockey in Saskatchewan is getting ready to lace up the skates and head back onto the ice. The SJHL recently announced its annual showcase times and location, which will ha...
Aug 17, 2022
Filly Moira installed as early 5-2 favourite for $1-million Queen’s Plate
TORONTO - She was definitely the class of the Woodbine Oaks but Kevin Attard is expecting a little more of filly Moira on Sunday. Moira was installed as the early 5-2 favourite Wednesday for the 163rd...
Aug 17, 2022
Winnipeg's Sierhuis discovers love of rowing after childhood cancer diagnosis
Katie Sierhuis describes the agonizing homestretch of a rowing race as feeling like her legs are on fire. And she cherishes every lung-busting moment. The 20-year-old from Winnipeg, who is competing i...
Aug 17, 2022
Toronto Raptors host Cleveland Cavaliers to tip off new NBA season on Oct. 19
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play nine games this season that will be nationally televised in the United States. The Raptors announced their 2022-23 season schedule on Thursday, and among the hi...
Aug 17, 2022
Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitnes...
Aug 17, 2022
OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON - I'm not used to wearing a parka in August. It's a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I'm covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. The thermomet...
Aug 17, 2022
Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken into the facility and allowed the animals to escape, as the facility r...
Aug 17, 2022
Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris's first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely. An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suf...
Aug 17, 2022
CEBL's Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call ...
Aug 17, 2022
Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022
Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...
Aug 17, 2022
