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US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more ...
Dec 15, 2023
Cavalry FC to shift February Champions Cup game to Vancouver Island to escape cold
CALGARY - Cavalry FC is moving its first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup game in February to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., to escape the Alberta cold. The Calgary-based team, which qualified for C...
Dec 15, 2023
'Flexible earning opportunities': Uber Eats launches in Medicine Hat, joining Doordash and SkipTheDishes
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hatters can now order on Uber Eats.The food delivery service launched in Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie and Camrose as part of a continued westward expansion on Friday.In Medicine Hat...
Dec 15, 2023
Alberta highlights 'significant progress' in anti-racism efforts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has provided updates on its efforts to combat racism.Alberta's Anti-Racism Advisory Council (AARAC), launched in July 2022, has released its inaugural progre...
Dec 15, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign DB Amari Henderson to contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive back Amari Henderson to a contract extension, the team announced Friday. The length of the extension was not disclosed. Henderson w...
Dec 15, 2023
Stampeders re-sign all-star kicker René Paredes to one-year deal
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed veteran kicker Ren Paredes to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Paredes will be entering his 13th season with the Stampeders, who signed h...
Dec 15, 2023
Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit by puck in Quebec
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week. Police in the suburb of St-Eustache confirmed his...
Dec 15, 2023
Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, general manager Tom Telesco in midst of disappointing season
Coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired by the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday morning after one of the worst losses in franchise history. The Chargers made the playoffs last se...
Dec 15, 2023
Jets' Aaron Rodgers 'looks normal' to coach during practice in comeback attempt
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers took a few more steps in his comeback attempt from a torn left Achilles tendon. Coach Robert Saleh said Friday the 40-year-old quarterback "pushed it a little b...
Dec 15, 2023
Judge denies cattle industry's request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
DENVER (AP) - A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state's cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predators...
Dec 15, 2023