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AP source: coach Sean Payton resigns from New Orleans Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL's bounty in...
Jan 25, 2022
Canucks get Miller, Martin back from COVID, add Pearson to protocol
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks got two players back from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol ahead of a crucial matchup with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. J.T. Miller missed two games and goalie Spencer ...
Jan 25, 2022
Former B.C. legislature clerk's cufflinks, whisky subject of indictment: Crown
VANCOUVER - A special prosecutor says the former clerk of the British Columbia legislature claimed expenses ranging from malt whisky to cufflinks on the public purse. Brock Martland alleged in B.C. Su...
Jan 25, 2022
CPNewsAlert: Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week
MONTREAL - Restaurant dining rooms in Quebec will be able to reopen beginning next week as part of a gradual easing of COVID-19 measures that have been in place since December. Quebec Premier Franois ...
Jan 25, 2022
2nd NYPD officer dies, days after Harlem shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City police officer gravely wounded in a Harlem shooting that took his partner's life last week has also died of his injuries, police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Tuesd...
Jan 25, 2022
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 ...
Jan 25, 2022
Calgary Stampeders re-sign five-time all-star kicker Rene Paredes
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five-time CFL all-star kicker Rene Paredes. Paredes was set to become a free agent next month, but instead is returning to the team he has spent 10 seas...
Jan 25, 2022
Two local murder cases adjourned today
A pair of high-profile local murder cases were adjourned today in provincial court.Deborah Belyea was charged with second-degree murder for the October death of her husband Alf.The remains of the Cypr...
Jan 25, 2022
Herdman draws on players from clubs in 11 countries for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Coach John Herdman has drawn on players from clubs in 11 different countries for three crucial World Cup qualifiers. While some players were still in transit after weekend club matches, the Canadian m...
Jan 25, 2022
Only 51 per cent of children aged 5 to 11 have had at least one vaccine dose
As the Omicron variant continues to strain Canadian hospitals, a vaccine hesitancy expert is voicing concern about the slow vaccination rate of children between the ages of five and 11. In the two mon...
Jan 25, 2022