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Golf Canada executive and former Argos RB Bryan Crawford named OHL commissioner
TORONTO - Sports executive and former CFL player Bryan Crawford has been named the next commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League. The major junior league announced in a release Wednesday that Crawfor...
Jun 12, 2024
Andreescu advances to Libema Open quarterfinals with win over Yuan
Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to her first quarterfinal of the tennis season Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Yue Yuan in second-round action at the Libema Open. Andreescu hit 22 winners to 19 ...
Jun 12, 2024
Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in Prairies, N.W.T.
OTTAWA - The wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, but the risk is high across most of the country for new fires to erupt this summer. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Cen...
Jun 12, 2024
LeBlanc stops short of directing inquiry to name meddling MPs, at least for now
OTTAWA - Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc is affirming a plan to have an ongoing commission of inquiry delve into allegations about MPs colluding with foreign meddlers. But LeBlanc is ...
Jun 12, 2024
Copa America: How to watch, schedule, betting favorites and more
The biggest soccer tournament in the Americas is about to land stateside. The 48th edition of the Copa America will showcase the top talents from two continents in 14 venues across the U.S. for nearly...
Jun 12, 2024
Besides Messi, there is Vinicius Júnior, Valverde, Garnacho and Pulisic to watch at Copa America
SAO PAULO (AP) - Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the face of this year's Copa America. But there are other players to watch when the South American soccer championship starts this month in the United Stat...
Jun 12, 2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make...
Jun 12, 2024
Canadian promoter Unified MMA to hold two shows the same night in different cities
Putting on one mixed martial arts show is a challenge, with multiple fighters, trainers and officials involved. Holding two shows the same night doubles the degree of difficulty. But that's what Unifi...
Jun 12, 2024
Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority
DENVER (AP) - A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman's acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it had no jurisdictio...
Jun 12, 2024
Mavericks on a three game road trip, before returning home for a pair on the weekend
The Medicine Hat Mavericks play five games over the next five days, with the first three on the road.The eight win, four loss Mavericks sit in first place in the Western Canadian Baseball League's Eas...
Jun 12, 2024