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Former Newcastle midfielder Longstaff looks forward to new start with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Just 23, Matty Longstaff arrives at Toronto FC with some memorable markers already on his footballing resume. While injuries have disrupted the former Newcastle midfielder's career path, Tor...
Mar 02, 2024

Canucks sign star centre Elias Pettersson to eight-year contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks and star centre Elias Petterson have agreed to an eight-year contract extension. Terms of the deal, which kicks in next season, were not disclosed. Multiple media rep...
Mar 02, 2024

Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter
VANCOUVER - Bin Xie's children typically spend spring break at ski camps but, after unseasonably warm and unpredictable weather upended much of this year's ski season, his family decided to rent an RV...
Mar 02, 2024

LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks
WESTLOCK, Alta. - Shaylin Lussier went home and screamed after the student's town voted for a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property. Lussier, a member of the gay-str...
Mar 02, 2024

Ship earlier attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday. The Rubymar had been drifting after the atta...
Mar 02, 2024

Quebec Appeal Court Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause
MONTREAL - Hours after Quebec's highest court upheld his state secularism law, Premier Franois Legault was triumphant. The decision was "a great victory for the nation of Quebec," he said in a brief s...
Mar 02, 2024

Jays' Matt Chapman reportedly signs deal to join San Francisco Giants
Matt Chapman is leaving the hot corner in Toronto for greener pastures in San Francisco. The Toronto Blue Jays' third baseman agreed to a three-year, $54 million deal with the Giants, according to Jon...
Mar 01, 2024

Yankees play long ball to beat Blue Jays 8-4
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays surrendered six runs in the second inning en route to an 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees in spring training action on Friday in front of 8,788 fans at George M. St...
Mar 01, 2024

Defending champ Gushue opens Brier with 7-4 win over Nova Scotia's Manuel
REGINA - Brad Gushue opened defence of his Canadian men's curling championship with a 7-4 win over Nova Scotia's Matthew Manuel on Friday night. In other games in the Brier's first draw, Aaron Sluchin...
Mar 01, 2024

Coyotes beat Senators 5-3 to end 14-game losing skid
OTTAWA - Dylan Guenther's power-play goal at 4:18 of the third period snapped a 3-3 deadlock and lifted the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The Coyotes, which ha...
Mar 01, 2024