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Whitecaps host Rapids looking to extend unbeaten run in MLS
VANCOUVER - After a week off to reflect on their season so far, the Vancouver Whitecaps take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. Vancouver (2-2-4) comes into the match looking for a win after CONCACAF...
Apr 28, 2023
Rogers Centre renovations designed to make Blue Jays more comfortable too
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are doing everything they can to put the "home" in home-field advantage. Significant renovations to the outfield seating at Rogers Centre have caught the attention of B...
Apr 28, 2023
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday to ban gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people - the battle over which ended with the removal of a transgend...
Apr 28, 2023
Veteran forward CJ Sapong happy for new adventure north of the border with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Now on his fifth MLS team, newly acquired Toronto FC forward CJ Sapong says uprooting your family doesn't get any easier. Especially with a wife and kids aged two and five. But he's happy to...
Apr 28, 2023
Old Montreal fire: Inspectors cited building owner multiple times before deadly blaze
MONTREAL - Inspectors reported multiple fire code violations during visits to an Old Montreal heritage building in the years leading up to a fire last March that killed seven people. Documents release...
Apr 28, 2023
SD 68 aims to launch before and after school pilot program in September
NANAIMO - While a few details still need to be ironed out, School District 68 intends to provide on-site care at two of its schools starting this fall.A pilot project on a cost recovery basis was appr...
Apr 28, 2023
Colorado Avalanche quiet about forward Nichushkin's absence after police report
SEATTLE - The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at th...
Apr 28, 2023
'Vibrant' Maple Leafs hit the road with another chance to close out Lightning
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe and his players were set to head to the airport and board a plane they would have preferred see stay on the tarmac. The Maple Leafs had allowed a chance to close out the Tampa ...
Apr 28, 2023
Canadian defensive back Isaiah Thomas verbally commits to University of Miami
Isaiah Thomas's immediate future is secure and with months to spare. The six-foot-two, 205-pound Canadian safety at Clearwater Academy International has verbally committed to the University of Miami. ...
Apr 28, 2023
Oilers looking to match desperate Kings' sense of urgency to clinch series in Game 6
EDMONTON - The roles have been reversed. In last season's first-round playoff matchup, the Edmonton Oilers took a 2-1 series lead and the Los Angeles Kings stormed back to take Games 4 and 5. That mea...
Apr 28, 2023