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Blue Bombers sign all-star defensive back Deatrick Nichols to two-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American all-star defensive back Deatrick Nichols to a two-year extension, the CFL team announced Thursday. Nichols was scheduled to become a free agen...
Dec 21, 2023
Measures for Canadians with families trapped in Gaza expected to be announced today
OTTAWA - The National Council of Canadian Muslims says Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to make an announcement today about special measures for Canadians with family members trapped in th...
Dec 21, 2023
Federal government to give $471 million to Toronto in housing deal
TORONTO - The federal government says it will give Toronto nearly half a billion dollars in housing funding. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Toronto this morning, saying the cit...
Dec 21, 2023
UN report says more than 570,000 people in Gaza are now 'starving' due to fallout from war
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A report released Thursday by the U.N. finds that more than half a million people in Gaza are "starving" because of not enough food entering the territory since the outbreak o...
Dec 21, 2023
Canada's Jared Schmidt wins gold, sister Hannah takes bronze in World Cup ski cross
INNICHEN, Italy - It was another successful day for Ottawa's Schmidt siblings on the World Cup ski cross circuit. Jared Schmidt won gold in the men's event Thursday, while Hannah Schmidt took bronze i...
Dec 21, 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador hockey body axes post-game handshakes, citing 'issues'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The governing body for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has banned end-of-game handshakes. A post today on Hockey NL's website says there have been "issues" with the hand...
Dec 21, 2023
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
PRAGUE (AP) - Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday's ...
Dec 21, 2023
2023 a watershed year in women's hockey with new professional league
Women's hockey in 2023 felt to Daniele Sauvageau like reaching the summit after years of pushing a boulder uphill. "The ball now is rolling down, so the momentum is impossible to stop," said the coach...
Dec 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...
Dec 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...
Dec 21, 2023