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Canadian figure skater Sorensen suspended at least 6 years for 'sexual maltreatment'
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for "sexual maltreatment," the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced Wednesday. The suspension was list...
Oct 02, 2024

Quebec premier says Ottawa should forcibly relocate half of asylum seekers
PARIS - Premier Franois Legault says the federal government should force asylum seekers arriving in Quebec to move to other provinces, including people who have already settled in the province. Legaul...
Oct 02, 2024

Israel has right to defend itself, but wider war must be avoided: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Iran's missile attack on Israel, but says the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war. Exchanges of f...
Oct 02, 2024

Edmonton's Wil Bateman continues to grow on Korn Ferry Tour with steady approach
Edmonton's Wil Bateman has learned to ride the waves of being a professional golfer in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Bateman is one of three Canadians competing in this week's Korn Ferry T...
Oct 02, 2024

Blue Jays president Shapiro says GM Atkins will continue in current role
TORONTO - Team president Mark Shapiro says Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins will continue in his current role. Shapiro says it was an "incredibly disappointing season," but notes Atkins guided th...
Oct 02, 2024

Ottawa bantamweight Liam Macfadyen no stranger to world of combat sports
TORONTO - Liam (The Celtic Samurai) Macfadyen grew up in combat sports, surrounded by black belts, Olympians and Hall of Famers. His mother, Tina Takahashi, holds a seventh-degree black belt in judo a...
Oct 02, 2024

LLRIB makes $6.5 million property purchase in Saskatoon
Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership (KMLP), the economic development arm of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), has purchased the former HSBC building in downtown Saskatoon.The purchase, located ...
Oct 02, 2024

Canada coach Jesse Marsch continues to give youth its due ahead of Panama game
Canada coach Jesse Marsch continues to give youth its due, handing Jamie Knight-Lebel, Santiago Lopez and Kwasi Poku their first senior call-ups for the October international window. The Canadian men,...
Oct 02, 2024

MLB's postseason is on the way, but first, a photo finish for the NL wild-card race awaits Monday
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. But first, the National League needs to get...
Oct 02, 2024
‘I regret my decision’: Riders DB Deontai Williams meets with CFL after ejection
Deontai Williams regrets how he ended the Saskatchewan Roughriders' last game.The defensive back appeared to pick up Ottawa Redblacks receiver Kalil Pimpleton and slammed him head first into the groun...
Oct 02, 2024