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Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle blazes in Saskatchewan and Ontario
Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires.Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews...
May 11, 2025

Barveenok Ukrainian Dance rings in season with year end recital
It was a celebration at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre on Sunday for the Prince Albert Barveenok Ukrainian Dance & Friends Year End Recital. Forty five dancers performed 27 dances for the large afterno...
May 11, 2025

Rantanen nets goal and two assists as Stars ground Jets 5-2 to grab 2-1 series lead
DALLAS (AP) - Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including one on the tiebreaking goal by Alexander Petrovic that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat the Winn...
May 11, 2025

Straka outduels Lowry to win Truist Championship at Philly Cricket
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Sepp Straka seized the lead with a par on the 16th hole and shot a 2-under 68, outdueling Shane Lowry on Sunday in the final round of the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cric...
May 11, 2025

Springer’s 3-run homer helps Blue Jays beat Mariners 9-1 for 3-game sweep
SEATTLE (AP) - George Springer smacked a three-run homer in the fifth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 9-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Addison Barger added his f...
May 11, 2025

Ayami Sato becomes first woman to play in Canadian men's pro baseball league
TORONTO - Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men's professional baseball league on Sunday. She also had a perfect debut for the Intercounty Baseball L...
May 11, 2025

Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title from Jamaica and Britain
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) - Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday. The Canadian team of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer...
May 11, 2025

Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies have fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that's one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted thi...
May 11, 2025

Vancouver Rise, AFC Toronto play to 1-1 draw in Northern Super League
TORONTO - Jessica De Filippo's stoppage-time equalizer helped Vancouver Rise FC salvage a 1-1 draw against AFC Toronto on Sunday in the Northern Super League. De Filippo tied the game nearly five minu...
May 11, 2025

U.S. authorities find body of missing Quebec hiker in New York state's Adirondacks
MONTREAL - The body of Quebec hiker reported missing in northeastern New York state has been found, state authorities confirm. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says in a sta...
May 11, 2025