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Jansen, Dickerson hit home runs for Blue Jays in 6-4 win over Orioles
TORONTO - Steven Matz pitched a strong seven-plus innings for his team-leading 14th win and got enough run support Friday as the Toronto Blue Jays kept their playoff hopes alive. The Jays held off the...
Oct 01, 2021

Formenton scores twice for Senators in 7-2 thumping of Canadiens in pre-season game
Ottawa's youth movement paced the Senators to a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in pre-season hockey Friday. Alex Formenton, 22, led the way with two goals and an assist. Drake Batherson, 23, and ...
Oct 01, 2021

NWSL Commissioner Baird resigns amid scandal
National Women's Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned after some 19 months on the job amid allegations that a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct. Baird's resignation wa...
Oct 01, 2021

Defenceman Travis Hamonic won't opt out of NHL season: Canucks GM
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say defenceman Travis Hamonic isn't opting out of the NHL season, but he has yet to join the team. General manager Jim Benning said in a statement Friday on Twitter t...
Oct 01, 2021

Shelter clients temporarily relocated to hotel while facility building being upgraded
The clients at North Battleford's homeless shelter, the Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, now called Miywasin Kikanow, are temporarily being housed at the local Lone Star Hotel while the building is...
Oct 01, 2021

Riders’ Leonard ready to return after three-game suspension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting back one of their key defensive weapons.Defensive end A.C. Leonard is to make his return to the lineup Saturday against the host Calgary Stampeders after missi...
Oct 01, 2021

Business owners brace for proof of vaccine implementation
Providing proof of vaccination has begun for specific businesses in the Battlefords.Rachel Lee, owner of the Beaver Grill Express, said most people coming in to the building have been ready for the ch...
Oct 01, 2021

Elections Canada confirms recount going ahead in Quebec riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validate...
Oct 01, 2021

'I don't want to die:' Saskatchewan woman scared after surgery in Alberta cancelled
EDMONTON - A Saskatchewan woman says she is worried she will lose her eyesight or possibly die after a surgery scheduled in Alberta for a rare cancer in her face was cancelled because she's not a resi...
Oct 01, 2021

Toronto FC looks to extend unbeaten run to five games as the Chicago Fire visit
Toronto FC looks to continue its climb out of the nether regions of Major League Soccer and dispatch another team under new management when it hosts Chicago Fire FC on Sunday. Toronto (5-15-7) rallied...
Oct 01, 2021