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Oilers sign defenceman Markus Niemelainen to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Markus Niemelainen to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$762,000. The first year of the agreement is a two-way contr...
Mar 10, 2022
Toronto FC coach says one-game suspension for defender Carlos Salcedo is 'harsh'
TORONTO - The MLS Disciplinary Committee's decision to ban Toronto FC defender Carlos Salcedo one game for a tackle that only earned a yellow card from the referee is "harsh," according to Toronto coa...
Mar 10, 2022
MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) - Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that would begin Ap...
Mar 10, 2022
Scathing reports find military failures in 2020 Kenya attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military investigations have found poor leadership, inadequate training and a "culture of complacency" among U.S. forces undermined efforts to fend off a 2020 attack by militants in ...
Mar 10, 2022
Jury hears man discuss plan to abduct Mich. Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which one of the...
Mar 10, 2022
MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) - Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin Apr...
Mar 10, 2022
North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could s...
Mar 10, 2022
First hot air balloon festival coming to Echo Dale in May
UPDATE: Coulee Balloon and Our Collective Journey are making a memorable weekend an unforgettable one. They've added a raffle for a hot air balloon VIP flight for two on May 27. Sixty-nine entries hav...
Mar 10, 2022
Here's a look at Jean Charest, candidate to be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Here's a look at who he is: Age: 63 Family life: Charest is married to Michle Dionne. ...
Mar 10, 2022
Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA - Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns do...
Mar 10, 2022