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Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana...
Nov 14, 2024
NDP expected to unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024
Alberta couple makes major donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada near Thorsby
A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himse...
Nov 14, 2024
York United FC Academy to debut in League1 Ontario Championship Division next year
TORONTO - York United FC will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year. The Canadian Premier League team announced Thursday it has acquired a licence to compete in the League1 Ontario men's...
Nov 14, 2024
Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest
Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Cana...
Nov 14, 2024
Raptors unveil Vince Carter-themed alternate jersey with dunking dinosaur logo
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors unveiled a new jersey this morning honouring the team's history and Hall of Famer Vince Carter. The black uniform has a red dinosaur wearing Carter's purple No. 15 jersey...
Nov 14, 2024
Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis elected to World Rugby executive board
DUBLIN - Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis has been elected to World Rugby's executive board. The Vancouver lawyer received 28 votes from the World Rugby Council, ahead of Uruguay's Sebastian Pin...
Nov 14, 2024
McIlroy tied for lead at World Tour Championship and strengthens Race to Dubai title bid
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour's season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday. McIlroy sh...
Nov 14, 2024
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...
Nov 14, 2024
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...
Nov 14, 2024