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Head coach Mike O'Shea signs three-year extension with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed head coach Mike O'Shea to a three-year contract extension. O'Shea won his second consecutive Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFL's top coach this year after...
Dec 08, 2022
Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Chuck Schumer was unanimously elected Thursday for another term as Senate Democratic leader, helming a bolstered 51-seat majority for a new era of divided government in Congress...
Dec 08, 2022
Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright joins Canada's world junior team
CALGARY - Canada's junior hockey team is getting another big boost from the NHL. Hockey Canada says the Seattle Kraken have loaned forward Shane Wright to the team before the start of its selection ca...
Dec 08, 2022
EU: Croatia to enter Europe’s ID-check-free area in January
BRUSSELS (AP) - Croatia was given a greenlight on Thursday to join the group of nations that make up Europe's ID-check-free travel area, the European Union's presidency said. The decision came during ...
Dec 08, 2022
Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials s...
Dec 08, 2022
Over $300,000 given to 33 community projects in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dozens of organizations in the region are receiving funding for a wide variety of initiatives.The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has announced its latest ...
Dec 08, 2022
Luis Enrique out as Spain coach after World Cup elimination
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The Spanish soccer federation said Thursday that Luis Enrique will not continue as coach of the men's national team following its elimination in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Th...
Dec 08, 2022
Canada's Olympic gold medallists in speedskating have eye on world record
CALGARY - After an Olympic gold medal, going where no team as gone before drives Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valrie Maltais. The trio captured gold in women's team pursuit in Beijing in Feb...
Dec 08, 2022
In The News for Dec. 8 : Liberals set to introduce promised child-care legislation
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 08, 2022
From urinal mats to unicorns, cargo from 2021 spill still washes up on B.C. shores
When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she...
Dec 08, 2022