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Offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick signs Winnipeg Blue Bombers contract extension
WINNIPEG - All-star American offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick has signed a one-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Canadian Football League club announced the deal on Thursd...
Jan 06, 2022
Chicago schools to shut for 3rd day amid debate with union
CHICAGO (AP) - Leaders of the nation's third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day amid increasingly tense negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learn...
Jan 06, 2022
Kamloops, B.C., to host 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kamloops, B.C., has been selected as the host city of the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will be at the Sandman Centre Feb. 17-26, 2023. "Hosting the Sco...
Jan 06, 2022
Red Wings-Ducks postponed hours before schedule game
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The scheduled game Thursday night between Anaheim and the Detroit Red Wings has been postponed to Sunday because of COVID-19-related issues affecting the Ducks. Anaheim placed c...
Jan 06, 2022
Warrant: 5-year-old might have started deadly Philly blaze
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Investigators are looking into the possibility that a 5-year-old child who was playing with a lighter set a Christmas tree on fire, sparking a conflagration that killed 12 people i...
Jan 06, 2022
Nearly 5,000 new COVID cases in Alberta Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.4,869 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...
Jan 06, 2022
Keurig to pay $3 million fine for false, misleading claims on recycling of its K-CUPs
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement Thursday the burea...
Jan 06, 2022
Keurig to pay $3 million fine for false, misleading claims on recycling of its K-CUPs
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement Thursday the burea...
Jan 06, 2022
Bucs make it official: terminate Antonio Brown's contract
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially severed ties with Antonio Brown, terminating the contract of the mercurial receiver while also contradicting the player's claim that he was fired...
Jan 06, 2022
Bail hearing underway for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard
TORONTO - A bail hearing is underway in Toronto for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard. None of the evidence or reasons presented in court can be disclosed under a publication ban, nor can any inform...
Jan 06, 2022