Ontario News

Conquest Commences Drilling at Its Smith Lake Gold Property in Northern Ontario
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Conquest Resources Limited reports that it has commenced a 2,500 metre diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Smith Lake Gold Property, located within the Missanabie-Goudreau Greenstone Belt, in northern Ontario. Summit Drilling Services Inc. has been contracted to operate their ...

Canada's Largest Private Sector Union Offers Condolences, Calls for Increased Diligence in Wake of Horrific Ontario ...
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The union that has led a two-decade campaign for increased workplace and safety rights for Ontario farm workers has offered its condolences and renewed its call for increased diligence ...

Two-vehicle crash kills 11 in Ontario
STRATFORD, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A flatbed truck and extended passenger van collided in southwestern Ontario, killing 11 people and injuring three others, Canadian police said.

Driver error cited in 11-dead truck crash
TORONTO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Canadian police cited driver error and an inadequate driver's license as reasons behind a deadly two-truck crash that killed 11 people this week in Ontario.

Crash kills 11, mostly migrant farm workers
TORONTO (Reuters) - A crash between a flatbed truck and a van carrying migrant farm workers on a rural crossroads in southwestern Ontario killed 11 people, media reported on Tuesday, in one of the most deadly vehicle accidents in Canadian history. Both drivers and nine passengers in the van were killed instantly on Monday when it was broadsided by the truck, a spokeswoman for the county ...

Women's Softball May Return to 2020 Olympics: A Female's Reaction
In 2005, the International Olympic Committee made the shocking decision to remove both baseball and women's softball from the Olympics. The decision to remove softball, a sport typically played by women, left female softball players across the world shocked, devastated and...

El Paso Sports Commission CEO: Triple-A baseball team would be unbelievable opportunity
Brian Kennedy, the president and CEO of the El Paso Sports Commission, said a possible Triple-A baseball team in El Paso would be an unbelievable opportunity for Downtown business and sports fans alike.

The Differences Between Softball and Baseball: A Female's Perspective
The International Olympic Committee has announced that softball, a sport primarily played by women that is similar to baseball, is one of eight sports under consideration for addition to the 2020 Olympic Games . The International Olympic Committee announced the removal of...

Texas teen officially signs to play football … and rugby?
It's not unusual for a top athlete to compete in multiple sports in college. In particular, football players at certain positions (like wide receiver or defensive back) often participate in track & field in the spring as part, as the two sports and their training regimens tend to go hand-in-hand. Yet those aren't the two sports being taken on by Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic High senior ...

10 Years After '02 Winter Games, Salt Lake Considers Another Olympics
The city is exploring a bid for the 2022 Winter Games. It has the advantage of extensive and specialized facilities. But Olympic officials may want to give another place a chance.