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NHL general s talk cut-proof equipment, tweaks to overtime rules at meeting
TORONTO - NHL general managers discussed player safety and tweaks to overtime on Tuesday. Officials made presentations at the league's annual Toronto meeting on both cut-proof equipment and emergency ...
Nov 14, 2023

Bombers head coach O'Shea leaving door open for Schoen, Bighill to play in Grey Cup
HAMILTON - Winnipeg head coach Mike O'Shea won't discount receiver Dalton Schoen or linebacker Adam Bighill playing for the Blue Bombers in Sunday's Grey Cup game. Schoen, a sophomore receiver, has mi...
Nov 14, 2023

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
DENVER (AP) - The defendant in a 2021 mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday as a judge ruled that the case can move to trial...
Nov 14, 2023

Oilers star Draisaitl fined $5,000 for 'dangerous trip' on Islanders centre Horvat
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl US$5,000 for a "dangerous trip" on New York Islanders centre Bo Horvat, the league announced Tuesday. Draisaitl r...
Nov 14, 2023

Quebec to improve forest fire adaptation after record-beating wildfire season
Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general ric Rousseau told reporters today that some ...
Nov 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Reservist pleads guilty on 2 charges over vaccine mandate criticisms
NEW WESTMINSTER - Canadian soldier Warrant Officer James Topp has pleaded guilty to two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline in relation to videos posted on social media cri...
Nov 14, 2023

Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after sloppy loss to Denver drops team to 5-5
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey on Tuesday with the Josh Allen-led attack stagnating over a six-week stretch and the three-time defending AFC East ch...
Nov 14, 2023

Blackstock sees 'imbalance' between $55M lawyers' bill, welfare victims' compensation
OTTAWA - Cindy Blackstock, one of the people responsible for bringing forward a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case that led to a historic settlement agreement, says she is concerned about an "imbalan...
Nov 14, 2023

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home
PHOENIX (AP) - Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest Tuesday to a disorderly conduct charge for an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home ...
Nov 14, 2023

Police arrest man on suspicion of manslaughter in death of hockey player Adam Johnson
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - Police in Sheffield, England, say they have made an arrest in the death of hockey player Adam Johnson. South Yorkshire Police said in a statement Tuesday that a man has bee...
Nov 14, 2023