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Redblacks sign receiver/returner DeVonte Dedmon to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed receiver and return specialist DeVonte Dedmon to a two-year contract extension. The 26-year-old rejoined the Redblacks during the 2022 season after pursuing a...
Jan 03, 2023

Slumping Toronto Raptors hope upcoming six-game homestand can turn season around
TORONTO - A day after Precious Achiuwa returned from injury, he lamented a couple of alley-oops thrown to him from Scottie Barnes. Achiuwa had 11 points and three blocks in an energetic 12 minutes in ...
Jan 03, 2023

Wear something that shows who you are, says girl behind National Ribbon Skirt Day
OTTAWA - For Isabella Kulak, marking National Ribbon Skirt Day means wearing clothing that represents who you are. Her decision to do so a little more than two years ago led Parliament to designate Ja...
Jan 03, 2023

Idaho slayings suspect waives right to fight extradition
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A criminology graduate student charged in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students waived his right to an extradition hearing in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesd...
Jan 03, 2023

'Prophet of Doom' pleads guilty in Brooklyn subway attack
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway train last year, wounding 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that shocked New York City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal terrorism charges...
Jan 03, 2023

Operation Red Nose Lethbridge celebrating a ‘successful’ 2022 after a two-year hiatus
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Operation Red Nose (ORN) has officially wrapped up for the season. The volunteer driving service provided over 26,000 safe rides home across Canada and 606 rides in Alberta. More spec...
Jan 03, 2023

'Unacceptable': Committee chair says Sunwing, Via Rail must answer for holiday mess
OTTAWA - The chair of the House of Commons transport committee is calling on Sunwing Airlines and Via Rail to publicly explain what caused the travel nightmare that plagued thousands of Canadians over...
Jan 03, 2023

Bills-Bengals won't resume game this week, Week 18 unchanged
The Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest will not be resumed this week and the Week 18 schedule remains unchanged, the NFL said ...
Jan 03, 2023

Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche gave Ontario bettors biggest returns in 2022
TORONTO - Nathan MacKinnon and the Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche gave Ontario sports bettors plenty of bang for their buck in 2022. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, MacKinnon and the Avs ...
Jan 03, 2023

Lethbridge police confirm reports of explosive device to be unfounded
(UPDATE: January 4, 2023 at 10:40 a.m.) LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service has laid charges against a man who allegedly threatened to detonate an explosive device.Lethbridge man charged af...
Jan 03, 2023