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Conservative MP questions delay in suicide hotline as COVID-19 crisis calls continue
OTTAWA - A Conservative member of Parliament is questioning why a national suicide-prevention hotline approved by the House of Commons last year still does not exist. MPs from all parties voted in Dec...
Dec 29, 2021
Saleh rejoins Jets after clearing COVID-19 protocols
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Jets coach Robert Saleh cleared COVID-19 protocols and returned to the facility Wednesday to run practice for the first time since testing positive for the coronavirus last we...
Dec 29, 2021
IIHF suspends Sweden defenceman Loof one game for illegal hit at world juniors
The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended Sweden defenceman Leo Loof one game for a check to the head of Slovakia defenceman Simon Nemec. The incident occurred in the third period of Swede...
Dec 29, 2021
Lamar Jackson expected to practice for Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens were expecting Lamar Jackson back at practice Wednesday after the star quarterback missed two games with an ankle injury. Coach John Harbaugh said Jackson would likely practice on...
Dec 29, 2021
Biden, Putin to hold call over stepped up security demands
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has stepped up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. The two leaders will ...
Dec 29, 2021
Temporary reprieve from extreme cold on the way for Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While falling short of any record-breaking lows in Southern Alberta, people in the province have endured an extremely cold last couple of weeks.Mostly in the central and northern regi...
Dec 29, 2021
Mitchell, Bibic named Canadian cyclists of the year by Canadian Cycling magazine
TORONTO - Kelsey Mitchell and Dylan Bibic have been named Canadian cyclists of the year by Canadian Cycling magazine. Mitchell won the women's sprint in Tokyo in her Olympic debut, only the second Can...
Dec 29, 2021
Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles - where she had played her entire WNBA career - and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a ...
Dec 29, 2021
Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles - where she had played her entire WNBA career - and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a ...
Dec 29, 2021
RCMP respond to train derailment near Barons
BARONS, AB - A train derailment near the village of Barons has caused a traffic disruption this morning.On December 29, at around 9:30 a.m., Picture Butte RCMP and fire crews responded to the incident...
Dec 29, 2021