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A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) - When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the poli...
Jan 04, 2022
Roethlisberger, Steelers top Browns to stay in playoff mix
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger passed for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception in likely his last start at Heinz Field, and the Pittsburgh Steelers handled the listless Cleveland Brown...
Jan 03, 2022
From framing houses to building Tiny Wooden Treasures: One woman's journey into toymaking
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB-- On any given day, Amanda Bleile can be found cutting, sanding, and creating wooden toys for kids to enjoy. But Bleile didn't start out making toys. A red seal carpenter by trade, ...
Jan 03, 2022
Roethlisberger, Steelers top Browns to stay in playoff mix
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger passed for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception in likely his last start at Heinz Field, and the Pittsburgh Steelers handled the listless Cleveland Brown...
Jan 03, 2022
Rangers sit atop NHL after Kreider, Strome help beat Oilers
NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Kreider scored his 20th goal, Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Monday night for their third straight win. Al...
Jan 03, 2022
Hockey federation investigates incident with Russia's junior team at Calgary airport
CALGARY - A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any c...
Jan 03, 2022
Six Toronto Raptors games get new dates as NBA reworks schedule
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors officially rescheduled six of their games on Monday. Toronto had three games postponed after either the Raptors or their opponents were placed in COVID-19 protocols The o...
Jan 03, 2022
Nets 'hopeful' Irving can debut Wednesday against Pacers
NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said the organization is "hopeful" that Kyrie Irving could make his season debut Wednesday at Indianapolis, "but no determinations have been made yet." I...
Jan 03, 2022
Eagles put 12 on COVID-19 list with playoff spot in hand
The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday's regular-season finale agains...
Jan 03, 2022
World junior men's hockey cancellation still stings for Canada's Carson Lambos
Defencemen Carson Lambos and Maximilian Streule were still trying to wrap their heads around not playing for their respective countries at Alberta's world junior men's hockey championship Monday. Cana...
Jan 03, 2022