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Toronto moves to ditch plan to charge $10 fee for World Cup fan festival
TORONTO - Toronto is moving to ditch its plan to charge a $10 fee for its World Cup fan festival, with city council set to vote on a proposal that would ensure the majority of tickets for the event ar...
Apr 22, 2026
A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines
A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in...
Apr 22, 2026 A table tennis robot built by Sony maneuvers to hit the ball back to its human opponent, Akito Saeki, during a match in Tokyo, Dec. 2025. (Sony AI via AP)
Spring in your swing: Saskatoon announces opening of two city-run driving ranges
It's finally time for Saskatoon golfers to dust off their drivers and put on a different type of glove. The driving ranges at Silverwood Gold Course and Holiday Park Golf Course opened on Tuesday morn...
Apr 21, 2026 Spring will soon mean practice swings out on the green once again in Saskatoon, with two golf course driving ranges open once again for the season in the city. (650 CKOM file photo)
Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - ...
Apr 18, 2026
$13 train fare spikes to $150 for World Cup fans attending matches in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Sky-high ticket prices won't be the only thing emptying the wallets of soccer fans attending World Cup matches at some U.S. venues this spring. Fans trying to get to MetLife Stadiu...
Apr 17, 2026 Fans play with a ball outside the Metlife Stadium prior to the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)
Inflation expected to jump in March as Iran oil shock enters price data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal the early impacts of the Iran war's oil price shock on inflation when the agency reports its consumer price index for March on Monday. A Reuters poll shows econo...
Apr 17, 2026
From hockey to the Arctic: Five things shared by Finland and Canada
OTTAWA - Finland's President Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa this week. On Tuesday he made stops at Rideau Hall and a hockey rink before his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On Wed...
Apr 15, 2026
Vancouver mayor Sim moves to launch bid for Major League Baseball expansion team
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor is putting his city's name in the running for an expansion Major League Baseball franchise, but commentators say it will still be a long shot for a team to land in Britis...
Apr 14, 2026
Saskatoon Blades face uphill climb in third game against Prince Albert Raiders
Heading into the third game of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference semifinal, Saskatoon Blades captain Tyler Parr knows how high the stakes are. While the Blades' season won't be on the lin...
Apr 14, 2026 Saskatoon Blades forward Gavin Clark (19) and Prince Albert Raiders forward Braeden Cootes (34) jostling for a puck in Prince Albert's 3-0 victory in the second game of their second-round series on April 11, 2026. (Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders)
'You really do hate them': Blades, Raiders to clash in second-round playoff series
Saskatoon Blades goaltender Evan Gardner has guarded his net in more than 150 games in the Western Hockey League. Despite playing against every team in the league, there's one team Gardner refuses to ...
Apr 10, 2026 Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Hubert Clarke (8) and Saskatoon Blades forward Triston Mitchell-McElhone (25) fighting in the teams' final regular season meeting on March 21, 2026. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
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