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Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence returns to practice, taking another step toward playing at Browns
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence returned to practice in a limited capacity Thursday, taking another step toward playing at Cleveland despite a high ankle spr...
Dec 07, 2023
Tories forcing delay of government bills, spending as holiday recess nears
OTTAWA - The official Opposition continues to force the delay of government bills and billions in spending, in an attempt to get the Liberal government to remove the federal carbon-pricing plan from a...
Dec 07, 2023
Ontario pledges $4 million for 2025 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Ontario government will provide $4 million in funding for the 2025 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa. Ontario's minister of tourism, culture and sport, Neil Lumsden, made the ann...
Dec 07, 2023
Alberta Health services appoints new president and CEO
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services named a new president and CEO on Thursday.Athana Mentzelopoulos will take over the position previously held by Mauro Chies. Mentzelopoulos was previously the exe...
Dec 07, 2023
Provincial government taking action to prevent wildfires
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is investing $5 million into the Community Fireguard Program.The government is actively pursuing opportunities to increase wildfire preparedness after the blaz...
Dec 07, 2023
Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack are returning to honor those who perished 82 years ago
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The ceremony to honor the more than 2,300 U.S. servicemen killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor got underway Thursday in Hawaii with a moment of silence at the exac...
Dec 07, 2023
Michael Moorer, Ricky Hatton, Ivan Calderon, Diego Corrales elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) - Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International B...
Dec 07, 2023
Alberta announces more funding for film and TV production
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta is continuing its push as a hot spot for film and television production.The province on Thursday announced the Alberta Made Screen Industries Program will support 155 locally ...
Dec 07, 2023
Alouettes sign veteran DL Shawn Lemon to one-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes have signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon to a one-year contract extension through next season, the team announced Thursday. Lemon was eligi...
Dec 07, 2023
HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22
MONTREAL - Public health officials say they recorded in 2022 the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 10 years in the city of Montreal and its on-island suburbs. Data shared last week shows the numb...
Dec 07, 2023