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Redblacks sign defensive back Brandin Dandridge to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive back Brandin Dandridge to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Dandridge was...
Dec 22, 2023
SMRID advising producers to consider reduction in water allocation as they plan 2024 crops
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Members of the St. Mary River Irrigation District are being advised they may not receive their full allocation of water per acre for the 2024 irrigation season.In a letter to irrigat...
Dec 22, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury picks up sixth World Cup medal of the season with moguls bronze
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury picked up a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup moguls event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 75.21 points, putting him just ...
Dec 22, 2023
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House sa...
Dec 22, 2023
Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competit...
Dec 22, 2023
Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competit...
Dec 22, 2023
In the news today: Temporary visas offered to people in Gaza with Canadian relatives
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... People in Gaza with Canadian relatives offered visas, but no guarantee of escap...
Dec 22, 2023
Is Canada's fleet of water bombers fit for climate-change fuelled wildfires?
TORONTO - They're an easily recognizable part of Canada's fight against wildfires, playing a key supporting role in the annual battle against the flames. Water bombers can look as though they might la...
Dec 22, 2023
High expectations, tight budget pose a challenge for Manitoba's new premier
WINNIPEG - By all accounts, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is still in a honeymoon phase, almost three months after leading his New Democrats to an election win that ousted the former Progressive Conserva...
Dec 22, 2023
Canada's aid cut, geopolitical stances challenge 'pragmatic' pivot to Global South
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said this fall that Canada needs to better reflect the needs of developing countries and have closer ties with states where the majority of the world's po...
Dec 22, 2023