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Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins moguls gold at World Cup in Mont-Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has once again won moguls gold. Kingsbury earned 86.24 points on the final run to move to the top of the podium at a World Cup event in his home provin...
Jan 07, 2022

Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves...
Jan 07, 2022

Motz to host virtual town hall
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While the House of Commons is on break for most of January, Glen Motz is reaching out to constituents."As your local representative in Ottawa, I want to hear directly from you on th...
Jan 07, 2022

National curling championship or Olympic mixed doubles, Homan may have to choose
AJAX, Ont. - The Ontario Curling Association has handpicked Rachel Homan's team to represent the province in the upcoming national championship, but there's a catch. Should Homan and John Morris be se...
Jan 07, 2022

NHL postpones Saturday's Canucks-Senators game over ongoing capacity limit
VANCOUVER - The NHL has postponed Saturday's game between the Canucks and Ottawa Senators in Vancouver due to ongoing attendance restrictions. The league also pushed back a matchup between the Senator...
Jan 07, 2022

Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country's most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray...
Jan 07, 2022

Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Calgary Stampeders agree to restructured contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have agreed to a restructured contract with star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. Details of the deal were not released, but Mitchell said in a statement that he understa...
Jan 07, 2022

Toronto Raptors sign forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract via the COVID hardship exception. The six-foot-10 231-pounder averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists,...
Jan 07, 2022

Parents in Michigan school shooting lose bid to reduce bail
DETROIT (AP) - A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who are charged with their son in a fatal Michigan school shooting. Judge Julie Nicholson said James and Jennif...
Jan 07, 2022

Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump
WASHINGTON - A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to then-president Donald Trump will not have more than US$2,000 seized by American authorities returned to her. Dabney L. Friedrich, a federal jud...
Jan 07, 2022