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2019 CFL most outstanding player Brandon Banks re-signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed 2019 CFL most outstanding player Brandon Banks. The American wide receiver will return for his eighth season with the club in 2021. Banks earned his f...
Dec 31, 2020
2021 New Year's babies won't be announced, says AHS
New Year's babies in Alberta in 2021 won't come into the world with the same fanfare as in the past.Alberta Health Services announced New Year's babies will not be identified this year."Given the curr...
Dec 31, 2020
Hammon's head coaching night caps memorable year for women in sport
TORONTO - There was no celebration when Becky Hammon took over as San Antonio Spurs head coach on Wednesday night. When Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter, he simply pointed at Hammon an...
Dec 31, 2020
Alabama head coach Saban praises contributions of Canadian receiver John Metchie III
He's been overshadowed by Heisman Trophy candidates DeVonta Smith and Mac Jones, but Canadian John Metchie III's contribution to the Alabama Crimson Tide's unbeaten season hasn't been lost on head coa...
Dec 31, 2020
Orthodox Jewish group says its Quebec schools aren't breaking law by staying open
MONTREAL - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish group says its schools aren't violating a Quebec government decree by staying open and it's accusing the education minister of using the Hasidic community as a scap...
Dec 31, 2020
Federal government approves NHL training camps, but provinces must make call on games
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to Canada for training camp under "national interest ...
Dec 31, 2020
Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sailors involved in transferring fuel oil from an Iraqi tanker in the Persian Gulf to another vessel owned by a shipping company traded in the U.S. discovered a "suspicio...
Dec 31, 2020
Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no other
When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it'll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous. After five consecutive years of North American revenues exceeding $11 billion, this...
Dec 31, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 31, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 31, 2020