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The Battalion will be combining orientation camp and training camp this year as the players assembled on August 24 •   • The North Bay Battalion will be back to prep for the coming Ontario Hockey League season on August 24 /Submitted Photo Adam Dennis had this message for North Bay Battalion fans for the coming season. “I really believe that this group is set up for a lot of big things this year,” Dennis said in a press conference last week. “The age of this team is appropriate (for success).

Advertisement oop Skip to Content ‘This farm has always been about more than growing food. It is about growing skills, confidence, and community connections’ • Project coordinator Destiny Roy, left, of reThink Green, and Farm to Table intern Aminat Lawal inspect produce at the Flour Mill Community Farm in Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday August 13, 2026.

Common Sense Health: Fruit common in Sudbury provides fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese, along with anthocyanins • Arthur Choquette displays a basket of blueberries at his stand located on Highway 69 South and South Lane Road in Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday July 23, 2026. //Sudbury Star When the weight of the world feels too heavy, I find solace in going back to the basics. I look for something wholesome and dwell on it, or better, nurture it.

•   • Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman announces Mike Babcock as the team's new head coach during a press conference at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Tuesday June 23, 2026. /Postmedia Bounce back? Or slump, going forward? How would you rank the “Summer of Stan”? Bowman, that is. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content When we stand on the Earth, there under our feet is a vast underground kingdom of organisms without which life as we know it wouldn’t exist •   • Ella Bouffard, left, and Norah Albiani of MacLeod Public School, pose for a photo at the opening of Earth Works: Where Art Meets Change at Science North in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday June 19, 2026.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content The goal is to raise $400,000 to buy critical medical equipment • Jeff Smith, of Manitoulin Transport. Hugh Kruzel photo Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) has launched the Douglas A. Smith Family Foundation Community & Business Challenge, a major fundraising initiative supporting Vital Visions, the hospital’s campaign to fund critical medical equipment and strengthen healthcare services across Manitoulin Island. Through the challenge, the Douglas A.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content Three-year-old filly fully lived up to hype in first leg of Canada's triple crown • Hall-of-fame jockey John Velazquez rides Luster to victory at the King's Plate in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. /Woodbine Entertainment See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source Luster put on an absolutely dazzling display in the King’s Plate on Saturday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content He's only 22 years old, but he's already won the award four times. •   • Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky carries the puck against the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 12, 2026. /Montreal Gazette Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky has been honoured as the player of the year by the Slovak Hockey Federation for the third year in a row.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content "Montreal is such a beautiful city. It's a pretty vibrant place. We love it. There's great food, there's great people." • Trevor Rosen (from left), Geoff Sprung, Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi of Old Dominion perform during the 59th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville last November. /Getty Images Old Dominion helped turn France Margaret Bélanger into a country fan.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content The 5-foot-7 forward drafted by Habs hopes to prove again that size isn't everything in the NHL. • The Canadiens took a chance on another small player at the 2025 NHL Draft when they selected 5-foot-7 forward L.J. Mooney in the fourth round (113th overall). /Montreal Gazette I was in Vancouver covering the 2019 NHL draft when former Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin selected forward Cole Caufield in the first round (15th overall).