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Toronto FC set to face New York City FC's high-flying offence at Yankee Stadium
Fresh from its first clean sheet of the season, Toronto FC faces Major League Soccer's leading offence on Saturday when it takes on New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC (2-1-1) is unbeaten in its...
May 14, 2021
California is awash in tax revenue and budget reflects it
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a $268 billion state budget that is one-third larger than the state's current spending plan, fueled by surging state tax reven...
May 14, 2021
Canadian Premier League delays kickoff again, looks to mid-June to early July start
The Canadian Premier League plans to kick off its third season mid-June to early July in one location without fans. Unlike last year, which turned into a shortened tournament based out of Charlottetow...
May 14, 2021
Saskatchewan government wading into Keystone XL fight in U.S.
Saskatchewan is preparing to enter the fray in the United States over the Keystone XL pipeline. In a release Friday, the provincial government said it was filing an amicus brief in support of the 21 U...
May 14, 2021
Sportsnet VP Corte is "happy with the progress" of Blue Jays broadcasts on radio
When Blue Jays rights-holder Sportsnet decided to simulcast TV broadcasts on its radio network this year, it left Toronto as the only big-league team without a dedicated radio broadcast crew. The netw...
May 14, 2021
Flames, Canucks keep playing for nothing amid NHL playoff launch
By the time the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks cap their regular seasons, the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins will be well into the first round of their playoff series. Another bizarre ano...
May 14, 2021
100 days to Paralympics: Anderson says a medal in Tokyo would be "extra heavy"
Patrick Anderson has captured four Paralympic and four world championship medals over his stellar wheelchair basketball career. But he says if he and his Canadian teammates can climb the medal podium ...
May 14, 2021
Canadian high-school athletes face major hurdles in efforts to land scholarships
He could be the future of Canadian sprinting, the country's next Andre De Grasse. But Marcus Renford is working in a grocery store just north of Toronto that for more than a month last winter saw new ...
May 14, 2021
Sask. driver justifies speeding by trying to 'knock the rust off the brake rotors'
Police have heard every excuse in the book to justify speeding, but on Wednesday a driver gave Corman Park police a unique explanation. Officers were patrolling on Grasswood Road when their radar cloc...
May 14, 2021 Police radar clocks driver at 159 km/h on Grasswood Road on May 12, 2021 (Corman Park Police)
Honda Indy Toronto removed from schedule for second straight year because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto has been cancelled for the second year in a row because of COVID-19.The City of Toronto announced Friday it is cancelling major in-person events through to Labour Day,...
May 14, 2021
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