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Mac Neil, Masse advance to 50 backstroke final at short-course swimming championships
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadians Maggie Mac Neil and Kylie Masse have advanced to the final of the women's 50-metre backstroke at the world short-course swimming championships. Mac Neil and Masse, who...
Dec 15, 2022
Province reports fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 has fallen below 1,000 for the first time in more than two months.The province posted its weekly update on Wednesday. There are 992 Albertans currentl...
Dec 15, 2022
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the count...
Dec 15, 2022
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the count...
Dec 15, 2022
Man gets 12 years for assisting Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotter
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - One of three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for assisting him before the FB...
Dec 15, 2022
Grande Prairie woman calls on provincial government to declare opioid crises a public health emergency
A woman from Grande Prairie has taken a petition to the provincial legislature calling on the government to declare the problems with opioids; a public health crisis.The 1,000-signature petition compi...
Dec 15, 2022
Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study
A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have b...
Dec 15, 2022
Paralympic curler Ideson says club accessibility in Canada lacking
Entering a curling club isn't something Mark Ideson takes for granted. The three-time Paralympian in wheelchair curling says a single stair poses a formidable hurdle to pursue his sport. "That one sta...
Dec 15, 2022
Blue Jays agree to terms on one-year deal with outfielder Kevin Kiermaier
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with outfielder Kevin Kiermaier on a US$9-million, one-year contract. The 32-year-old played 63 games for the Tampa Bay Rays last season, hitting ....
Dec 15, 2022
UK media: Boris Becker released from jail, faces deportation
LONDON (AP) - British news agency Press Association reports that German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of his sentence and now faces deportation from ...
Dec 15, 2022