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Blue Bombers agree to terms with Canadian fullback Mike Miller
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers agreed to terms Thursday with Canadian fullback Mike Miller on a one-year contract extension. The six-foot, 221-pound Miller, a native of Riverview, N.B., was slat...
Jan 19, 2023
Canada, U.S. to finish women's hockey Rivalry Series with two games in Quebec
CALGARY - Canada's women's hockey team needs back-to-back wins against the U.S. to win their Rivalry Series. The seven-game series will conclude with games Feb. 20 at Colise Vidotron in Trois-Rivires ...
Jan 19, 2023
Murray edges Kokkinakis after 4 a.m. at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis played deep into the night at the Australian Open, facing down exhaustion and each other for more than 5 1/2 hours in a second-round matc...
Jan 19, 2023
BBB warns of affordability payment scam
Medicine Hat, AB--The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Albertans about a text scam linked to the recently announced affordability payments. Applications for payments are available to eligible f...
Jan 19, 2023
World-record holder Bulldog Hanover captures 2022 Cam Fella Award
TORONTO - Another prestigious honour for Bulldog Hanover. The world-record harness racer captured the 2022 Cam Fella Award, Standardbred Canada announced Thursday. The honour is presented in recogniti...
Jan 19, 2023
Lawyer: Gun used by child who shot teacher was 'secured'
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said Thursday that the gun he used had been "secured." The family's statement was released by an at...
Jan 19, 2023
Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says its first shipment of children's pain reliever it ordered has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals immediately.The province purchased the liquid acetamin...
Jan 19, 2023
In The News for Jan. 19: Are discount airlines straining Canada's pilot supply?
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 Jan. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 19, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez knocked out of Aussie Open by No. 4 Caroline Garcia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from women's singles play at the Australian Open after dropping a second-round match to Caroline Garcia of France 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Thursd...
Jan 19, 2023
In The News for Jan. 19: Are discount airlines straining Canada's pilot supply?
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 Jan. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 19, 2023