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Toronto Six sign Emma Woods to contract extension; 12th player under contract
TORONTO - The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Emma Woods to a one-year contract extension. Woods, from Burford, Ont., had 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games last season - the best of her ...
Jun 26, 2023
'We will navigate this together:' Funerals begin for seniors killed in bus crash
After months of recovery from an accident, Donna Showdra was excited to venture on her first small trip doing something she loved - spending a day at the casino. Showdra, 79, was among the seniors on ...
Jun 26, 2023
Raptors first-round 2023 draft pick talks family, desire to work and Fred VanVleet
TORONTO - Gradey Dick moved his dad to tears on Monday. The newest Toronto Raptors sharpshooter, chosen 13th overall in the NBA Draft last Thursday, visited his new basketball home over the weekend an...
Jun 26, 2023
Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs
VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews in northeastern British Columbia are keeping an anxious lookout after a series of weekend lightning storms rolled through the parched region. The BC Wildfire Service is repo...
Jun 26, 2023
Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have sent an open letter to B.C.'s housing minister urging him to halt imminent evictions at a tent e...
Jun 26, 2023
Biden says the US and NATO had no involvement in the insurrection in Russia by a mercenary force
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday said United States and NATO had no involvement in the short-lived insurrection in Russia by the Wagner Group mercenary force. He said it's "too early" t...
Jun 26, 2023
Quebec wildfire smoke causes widespread smog warnings, grounds some water bombers
MONTREAL - Smoke from the wildfires burning across northern Quebec has forced the grounding some of the province's water bombers and is causing widespread smog warnings farther south. A spokesman for ...
Jun 26, 2023
Real Valladolid picks up option to sign Canadian striker Larin till 2025
VALLADOLID, Spain - Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugg...
Jun 26, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany's Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only...
Jun 26, 2023
Calgary-based Suncor Energy says it suffered a cybersecurity incident
CALGARY - Canadian oil company Suncor Energy Inc. has confirmed it has been the victim of a cyberattack. The Calgary-based energy giant said in a news release late Sunday that it has "experienced a cy...
Jun 26, 2023