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North Stars’ drafting key to sustained success
Since the implementation of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Bantam Draft back in the summer of 2015, no team has won more games (332) or championships (three: 2017, 2019, 2023) than the Battlefo...
May 23, 2024
Mustangs celebrated with championship parade
The SJHL champions and Centennial Cup silver medalists, Melfort Mustangs, were celebrated late Wednesday afternoon in an impressive show of support by the community. A parade and free barbecue were he...
May 23, 2024
Canada's Shapovalov falls to Griekspoor at Geneva Open
GENEVA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Geneva Open after falling 6-7 (7) 7-6 (4) 6-3 to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 10 aces, committed fou...
May 23, 2024
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black vot...
May 23, 2024
Top UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court declined Thursday to immediately order Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property following the storming of Mexico's embassy in Quito to ...
May 23, 2024
US will announce $275 million more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv reg...
May 23, 2024
Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $50 million for t...
May 23, 2024
Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team set to begin play in 2026
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $50 million for t...
May 23, 2024
Kilmer Sports Ventures to make 'important announcement' amid WNBA Toronto reports
TORONTO - Kilmer Sports Ventures says it will make an "important announcement" at a news conference this morning following reports it has been granted a WNBA franchise for Toronto. The CBC was the fir...
May 23, 2024
Strong winds topple stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, killing at least 5 people
SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (AP) - A high gust of wind toppled the stage at a campaign rally Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, killing at least five people, injuring 50...
May 22, 2024