Cliff Fletcher is assuring long-suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fans that better times beckon.
"The message is simple," the interim general manager told the media Monday. "The team is going to get better.
Edmonton's popular grand prix car race in July will go ahead, race officials announced Monday.
Edmonton has been part of the Champ Car circuit for the past three years, attracting as many as 200,000 spectators to the three-day event at the temporary track at the city centre airport just north of the downtown.
But the event was put in doubt this year because of a merger between two racing organizations in North America.
The Indy Racing League — the newly merged organization that includes the Indy Racing circuit and the former Champ Car circuit — released its schedule in Florida in late February, but Edmonton was not included.
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