SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan judge has approved a committee’s recommendation on how to distribute $15.2 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Justice Neil Gabrielson agreed that families who lost a loved one in the April 6 crash should received a $525,000 payout. He also accepted a recommendation of $475,000…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hope College’s Sydney Jones and Manchester University’s Laurren Ladwig captured this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively. Senior right-hander Jones tossed the 10th no-hitter in school history in a 2-0 win over Plymouth State, allowing just two baserunners — one on a fielding error…
TORONTO — Love him or hate him, Maxime Bernier is a newsmaker. The People’s Party of Canada leader has rebranded himself as a political upstart after a highly publicized break up with the federal Conservatives this summer. But is Bernier’s party picking up enough support to spook the Tories? Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s announcement Tuesday,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – 2017 National Champion University of Oklahoma was voted by its peers for the second straight year as the NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced the Association Wednesday. Under the guidance of head coach Patty Gasso, associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi, assistant coach JT Gasso and volunteer assistant Andrea…
Russia’s fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57 will have a long-range air-to-surface missile with a greatly extended range, the head of a leading Russian arms producer said. The Sukhoi Su-57 multipurpose jet may receive a new weapon system meant to hit targets on the ground from well outside the range of anti-aircraft defenses of the enemy. At…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is proud to announce Turface Athletics as its newest official sponsor. Turface Athletics, whose products and services maximize sports field safety and performance, will be the title sponsor of the “The Dirt” NFCA Podcast and brand new “Field of the Year” award. “The NFCA is proud to add Turface Athletics as our…
Moscow slammed EU states for trying to legitimize “an attempt to usurp power” in Venezuela after a number of key European countries recognized opposition figure Juan Guaido as interim president. “Imposing some decisions or trying to legitimize an attempt to usurp power, in our view, is both direct and indirect interference in the internal affairs…
Portland, Ore. — Lake Air Little League, from Waco, Texas (Southwest Region), won the 2017 Little League Softball® World Series tournament by defeating Rowan Little League, from Salisbury, N.C. (Southeast Region), 7-2. Southeast captured the lead in the first inning as Brooke Kennerly drove in the first run of the conest with a single. The…
CALGARY — An NDP candidate in Calgary says he won’t be running in this spring’s provincial election due to struggles with depression. Brian Pincott, a former city councillor, won the NDP nomination for Calgary-Acadia in October. But Pincott says in a Facebook post he no longer has the confidence to be the candidate or MLA…
Year-round cargo navigation is expected along Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the near future, according to NSR’s developer Rosatom. It expects rapid growth of cargo turnover on the route. “All the major operators of Arctic projects have definitely made a bet on sea exports of their goods along the Northern Sea Route. As a…