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AP sources: US hostage envoy visited Venezuela this week
MIAMI (AP) - A senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans in an ongoing effort to secure release of the men the Biden administration believes are be...
Dec 10, 2021
New program connects Canadians with farmers
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has introduced a program to help connect consumers to producers. The Agri-Communication Initiative will help Canadians better ...
Dec 10, 2021
Veteran Mike Miller continues to thrive as Winnipeg Blue Bombers special-teams ace
HAMILTON - Mike Miller has brought a lot of attention to one of pro football's most unheralded jobs. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fullback was the CFL's special-teams tackles leader this season with 25. ...
Dec 10, 2021
Bombers, Ticats arrive at Grey Cup with far more than football on their resumes
HAMILTON - Need a car? Hamilton offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg has connections. Financial advice? Try Winnipeg linebacker Adam Bighill. Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson has his com...
Dec 10, 2021
Quebec board wrong to hire teacher who wore hijab given secularism law: Legault
MONTREAL - Premier Franois Legault says a school board in western Quebec should not have hired a teacher who wore a hijab. Legault told reporters today in Quebec City the province's secularism law, kn...
Dec 10, 2021
Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-televi...
Dec 10, 2021
Two SAIT students receive Pattison Media Prairie Equity Scholarship
Two students at Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) have been awarded Pattison Media's 2021 Prairie Equity Scholarships.Meghan Cobb is a second-year student at SAIT's Radio, Tele...
Dec 10, 2021
Bettman: NHL continues to have 'real concerns' regarding Olympic participation
MANALAPAN, Fla. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says concerns over "a whole host of issues" regarding the league's participation at the Beijing Olympics remain with less than 60 days until the opening...
Dec 10, 2021
Father of man imprisoned in Syria says there's no evidence 'he's done anything wrong'
OTTAWA - John Letts says he's on a mission to save his son Jack's life, but also to change the way people think about him. Letts, who lives in England, is in Ottawa this week to press federal official...
Dec 10, 2021
Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential COVID-19 exposure
OTTAWA - Marci Ien, minister for women and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person event where she may have come in contact with several COVID-19 cases. Jo...
Dec 10, 2021