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Jets sign forward Niederreiter to three-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4 million and is set to...
Dec 04, 2023
Canada captain Christine Sinclair: As special off the field as she is on it
VANCOUVER - Appointed head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team in October 1999, Even Pellerud recalls essentially being handed a blank piece of paper. "It was a baby program. It was really nothi...
Dec 04, 2023
Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
MIAMI (AP) - A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba's intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department sa...
Dec 04, 2023
Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief in Ottawa this week
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa. Six candidates are in the running to secure the top job, including Reginald Bellerose, Craig Makinaw, S...
Dec 04, 2023
'Atmospheric river' set to hit Metro Vancouver, southern coast of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia's south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a "potent and impactful" storm will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada ...
Dec 04, 2023
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday after a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign do...
Dec 04, 2023
Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves the nation’s parliament after last week’s failed coup
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the West African nation's parliament, according to a presidential decree issued on Monday that cited last week's...
Dec 04, 2023
Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says
TOKYO (AP) - U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan, the Air Force announced ...
Dec 04, 2023
In the news today: Pro-Israel rally in Ottawa, Canadian confirmed dead in Lebanon
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Pro-Israel rally planned for Parliament Hill Prominent Jewish groups are set to...
Dec 04, 2023
Trial set to start for Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The first-degree murder trial of a former Mountie is set to begin in Prince Albert, Sask., today. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old ...
Dec 04, 2023