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Toronto Maple Leafs sign Mermis, Myers, Paré to one-year contracts
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defencemen Dakota Mermis and Philippe Myers, and forward Cdric Par, the NHL club announced Tuesday. All three signed one-year contracts worth US$775,000. ...
Jul 02, 2024
Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he won’t run again
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Ken McDonald, who opposed his party over the federal carbon price, says he won't run in the next federal election. McDonald has represented the riding of Avalon in Newfoundland and...
Jul 02, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps look to climb standings with visit to Minnesota United
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini believes every other team in Major League Soccer wants something his Vancouver Whitecaps have - attacking midfielder Ryan Gauld. The 28-year-old Scot has fuelled the Whitecap...
Jul 02, 2024
De Grasse, Warner look to defend titles in Paris as part of Canada's athletics team
MONTREAL - Andre De Grasse and Damian Warner are set to defend their Olympic titles at this summer's Paris Games as part of Canada's athletics team. The team was announced Tuesday by Athletics Canada ...
Jul 02, 2024
Senators sign forward Shane Pinto to two-year, $7.5-million contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Shane Pinto to a two-year, $7.5-million contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The deal has an average annual value of $3.75 million, with a breakdow...
Jul 02, 2024
Court orders protesters to take down UofT encampment
TORONTO - The University of Toronto has suffered irreparable harm from a pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has seized control of part of its downtown campus, an Ontario judge said Tuesday in ord...
Jul 02, 2024
CBC broadcaster Rick Cluff, ex-host of Vancouver's The Early Edition, dead at 74
VANCOUVER - Former CBC radio journalist and personality Rick Cluff, who was the longtime host of The Early Edition morning show in Vancouver, has died at the age of 74. The public broadcaster says Clu...
Jul 02, 2024
Winnipeg Jets sign forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan on a two-year contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The deal, with an average annual value of US$775,000 at the NHL level, is ...
Jul 02, 2024
Helicopter pilot dies fighting wildfire in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories. Transportation Safety Board officials had said an aircraft operated by Great Slave Helicopters crashed...
Jul 02, 2024
Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede. The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Tr...
Jul 02, 2024