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Andres Jasson and Monsef Bakrar each score in the first half, NYCFC snaps a 3-game losing streak
NEW YORK (AP) - Andres Jasson and Monsef Bakrar each scored in the first half and New York City FC beat Montreal 2-0 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. NYCFC (6-10-11) picked up it...
Aug 31, 2023

Caroline Wozniacki beats Petra Kvitova at the US Open shortly after coming out of retirement
NEW YORK (AP) - When Caroline Wozniacki finished off the biggest victory of her still-fresh comeback following 3 1/2 years away from tennis, she sat in her U.S. Open sideline chair, leaned forward and...
Aug 30, 2023

TFC snaps 13-game winless streak with emphatic 3-1 victory over Philadelphia Union
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne got things rolling and Jonathan Osorio put the bow on a 3-1 Toronto FC win over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday at BMO Field. Deandre Kerr scored the second of the three ...
Aug 30, 2023

Toronto Arrows announce death of co-founder Bill Webb
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows say Bill Webb, the club's president and co-founder, has died after an illness. The rugby union club says it is mourning the death of Webb, who was also a general partner. ...
Aug 30, 2023

LLRIB launches athletic association to bring more activities to youth
Leadership with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) have launched an athletic association with the goal of bringing more sports, culture and recreation-related activities to local communities. That's...
Aug 30, 2023

Wild rice product in northern Sask. could reach three million pounds in 2023
A combination of perfect growing conditions has set the stage for what could be a record year for wild rice production in northern Saskatchewan."I think the thresh opened a week and a half earlier tha...
Aug 30, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and her American partner Taylor Townsend have advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open's women's doubles tournament. Fernandez and Townsend beat Olivia Center...
Aug 30, 2023

Djokovic and Swiatek roll, Tsitsipas falls in hot, sticky US Open second round
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahr...
Aug 30, 2023

Social worker concerned about impact of new school policies
A North Battleford social worker is worried students will miss out on important information when it comes to sex education in schools. Amber Stewart is also the executive director of the Battlefords a...
Aug 30, 2023

Papineau closing in on Korn Ferry Tour card with ongoing success on PGA Tour Canada
Etienne Papineau is in the home stretch. There are two events left on the PGA Tour Canada schedule and Papineau sits third in the Fortinet Cup standings, the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier tour...
Aug 30, 2023