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NWHL expansion Toronto Six head to Lake Placid women's hockey bubble
Digit Murphy has delivered the famous Herb Brooks speech to the Toronto Six. The NWHL expansion team's head coach invoked the words of the late Miracle on Ice coach in a social-media video. But if the...
Jan 21, 2021
Whitecaps take Akron forward David Egbo ninth overall in MLS SuperDraft
The Vancouver Whitecaps opted for offence in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, taking Akron forward David Egbo with the ninth overall pick. The 22-year-old senior from Enugu, Nigeria, scored 21 goals and add...
Jan 21, 2021
Garden centres preparing for possible seed shortage
DUNMORE, AB - We may be in the middle of winter, but garden centres are preparing for the 2021 growing season.And they expect it to be another busy year, with a possible seed shortage already.Joyce Sw...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadian international Cyle Larin scores again for Besiktas in Turkish league play
TORONTO - Canadian forward Cyle Larin added to his goals total in the Turkish Super Lig on Thursday scoring in league-leading Besiktas' 4-1 win at Fatih Karagumruk.The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont.,...
Jan 21, 2021
LPS has suspect in custody after suspicious package thrown into station
UPDATE: Lethbridge Police Service says a man is in custody and the station is once again open to the public after a suspicious package was tossed into the station on Thursday morning.Police were alert...
Jan 21, 2021
Police warning about new blue drug in city
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two overdose calls for three people on Tuesday have the Medicine Hat Police Service warning about a new opioid-based drug that is in the city.The drug is known as "blue heroin" or "...
Jan 21, 2021
B.C. Lions sign wide receiver Shaq Johnson to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Shaq Johnson to a contract extension. The six-foot, 185-pound native of Brampton, Ont., recorded career highs in receptions (39) and yards...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadian men's soccer team returns to action on weekend with scrimmage against U.S.
The Canadian men see their first action in more than a year Saturday when they take on the U.S. in a soccer scrimmage in Bradenton, Fla. Both teams are holding camps at the IMG Center there. Saturday'...
Jan 21, 2021
Federal review of Access to Information law to take another year amid impatience
OTTAWA - It will likely be another year before a federal review of the government's key transparency law is complete. Newly released terms of reference for the government study of the Access to Inform...
Jan 21, 2021
Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam misses practice after hard fall on dunk
TAMPA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam is questionable for Friday's home game against the Miami Heat. Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Siakam was feeling "a little sore" on Thursday, ca...
Jan 21, 2021