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Toronto Maple Leafs sign Simon Benoit to three-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The average annual value of the deal is US$1.35 million, the team said Friday. Benoit, 25, has...
Mar 29, 2024
Godinez sisters make their mark on the wrestling mat, in UFC's Octagon and as a mom
You don't mess with the Godinez sisters. Lupita (Loopy) Godinez has won four straight in the UFC, where she is ranked 10th among strawweight contenders. Ana Godinez was one of the first Canadian wrest...
Mar 29, 2024
North Stars first round recap versus Millionaires
The Battlefords North Stars wrapped up their first-round playoff series with the Melville Millionaires Wednesday night, with a thrilling Game 4 overtime win, to sweep the teams' best-of-seven series a...
Mar 29, 2024
Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Owning a soccer club is hitting Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the ...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
Chat with Mace has Harris ‘ready to rock’ with Roughriders in 2024
Trevor Harris may not have been completely healthy the first time he talked to Corey Mace, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders' veteran quarterback was ready to run through a brick wall for his new head ...
Mar 29, 2024
RCMP searching for woman reported missing from North Battleford
The Battlefords RCMP is asking for help searching for a missing 23-year-old woman.Emma Nanatakapo was last seen at around 2 p.m. on March 27 on 107 Street in North Battleford.She stands five-foot-thre...
Mar 29, 2024
The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe
LONDON (AP) - The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Frid...
Mar 29, 2024
'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The ani...
Mar 29, 2024