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Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announces new coaches for national skeleton program
CALGARY - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has named Joe Cecchini, Kevin Boyer and Micaela Widmer as its newest coaches for the national skeleton program. Cecchini will take on the dual role of head coach an...
Sep 11, 2023
Informant at heart of Quebec's secret trial sues authorities for $5.8 million
MONTREAL - A police informant at the heart of a secret trial in Quebec is suing authorities for roughly $5.8 million. The unnamed informant, described in the Aug. 28 lawsuit as the "designated person,...
Sep 11, 2023
Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - An "immediate and lasting cease-fire" was declared Monday after a top Lebanese general met with officials from rival Palestinian factions, following days of fighting in Lebanon's...
Sep 11, 2023
Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before 'Monday Night Football' season opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Hours before the fall's first "Monday Night Football" game, Disney and Charter Communications have settled a business dispute that had left some 15 million cable TV customers without E...
Sep 11, 2023
Male suspect in custody after weapon-related disturbance
MEDICINE HAT, AB - According to a Medicine Hat Police Service press release, a male suspect is currently in custody, facing a series of weapons-related charges in connection with an incident that tran...
Sep 11, 2023
Senators promote Ben Sexton to join D.J. Smith's staff as assistant coach
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith has a new assistant on his staff. Ben Sexton has been promoted from American Hockey League affiliate Belleville Senators to join Smith's staff. Sexton spent the l...
Sep 11, 2023
Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise history
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have named defenceman Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history. Hughes is the first defenceman to hold the honour for Vancouver since a three-player rotat...
Sep 11, 2023
Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following storm
CAIRO (AP) - The head of one of Libya's rival governments said Monday that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation. In a phone intervi...
Sep 11, 2023
Medicine Hat open mixed doubles tournament results
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Here are the results from this year's Medicine Hat open mixed doubles tournament, according to a Medicine Hat tennis club press release. The event was held over the weekend at the M...
Sep 11, 2023
Defenceman Matheson named assistant captain of Montreal Canadiens
LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens' manage...
Sep 11, 2023