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Two MAXMILLIONS tickets purchased in Alberta
There are still two MAXMILLIONS tickets unclaimed in Alberta from the September 17 LOTTO MAX draw. They are said to have been registered outside of Calgary and Edmonton. The numbers on the two tickets...
Sep 18, 2024
What the MLSE deal could mean for Toronto fans as Rogers expands its sports empire
TORONTO - One sports business expert thinks Rogers Communications Inc.'s landmark deal to acquire rival telecom BCE Inc.'s 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment could lead to be...
Sep 18, 2024
Ontario sports minister, ex-CFL player Lumsden to donate brain to concussion research
TORONTO - Ontario sports minister Neil Lumsden will donate his brain to concussion research. Lumsden, a former Canadian Football League star, announced Wednesday at Varsity Stadium he'll be donating h...
Sep 18, 2024
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez to seek Quebec Liberal leadership
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. A federal Liberal source, who was not authorized to speak pub...
Sep 18, 2024
Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner declines to answer contract questions as camp opens
TORONTO - Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner says he's only focused on the upcoming season - and not his future. The winger's status, however, cast a long shadow as the club reconvened for training camp We...
Sep 18, 2024
Five things to know about Rogers deal to buy Bell's MLSE stake
TORONTO - Rogers has inched closer to having complete reign over the Toronto sports landscape, buying out Bell's 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion. Once com...
Sep 18, 2024
UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank wi...
Sep 18, 2024
Conservatives' non-confidence motion will make no mention of carbon price
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion. A Conservative spokesp...
Sep 18, 2024
Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps go from hunters to hunted in 2024-25 figure skating season
With gold medals freshly around their necks, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps didn't miss a step during the figure skating off-season. The Canadian pairs team leapt to the top at the world c...
Sep 18, 2024
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the gov...
Sep 18, 2024