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Section of Rideau Canal Skateway to open Saturday
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission says Ottawa's Rideau Canal will open to skaters Saturday morning. It is the earliest the canal has opened since the 2018-19 season after two years of warmer th...
Jan 09, 2025
Suárez says Inter Miami reunion with Messi and Neymar would be welcome but complicated
A reunion of Barcelona's famed trio of Luis Surez, Lionel Messi and Neymar at Inter Miami would certainly be welcome - if it happens. Surez addressed rumors that Neymar could be headed to Major League...
Jan 09, 2025
Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be 'deep disappointment'
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it will be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water bill dies completely before the next election. The bill is a landmark change...
Jan 09, 2025
Belgian defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signs contract extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signed a two-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Thursday. Debaillie was slated to become a free agent on Feb. 11. The six-foot-four, 280-pound ...
Jan 09, 2025
Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio says MLS team has to improve in all areas
Captain Jonathan Osorio didn't mince words when asked what areas Toronto FC needs to get better in this season. "We need to improve everywhere," he said at MLS Media Day in Miami on Thursday. "It's th...
Jan 09, 2025
Valour FC coach/GM Phillip Dos Santos returns on one-year contract
WINNIPEG - Valour FC head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos will return to the club on a one-year contract, the Canadian Premier League team said Thursday. The club finished last in the eig...
Jan 09, 2025
Hamilton Tiger-Cats release veteran running back Butler ahead of CFL free agency
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have given James Butler a head start on CFL free agency. The Ticats released the veteran running back Thursday. Butler, 29, was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11...
Jan 09, 2025
In The Rings: Curling teams not afraid to make roster changes late in quadrennial
The mid-season departure of Karlee Burgess from Team Chelsea Carey to fill an opening on Team Kerri Einarson was just the latest example of an unusual curling roster change late in the quadrennial. So...
Jan 09, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign linebacker A.J. Allen to one-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian linebacker A.J. Allen to a one-year contract extension, the CFL team said Thursday. The 26-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., finished tied...
Jan 09, 2025
NBA postpones game between Lakers and Hornets due to wildfires in Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the s...
Jan 09, 2025