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Edmonton Elks sign running back/returner Leake to two-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have signed running back/returner Javon Leake to a contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced Monday. Leake was slated to become a free agent in Februa...
Dec 16, 2024

Ottawa police use DNA from 1996 murder to identify Vancouver stabbing suspect
Police in Ottawa say they've identified a suspect in an unsolved 1996 stabbing death on the Portage Bridge using DNA evidence to track down the man who was arrested in Vancouver last week. Ottawa poli...
Dec 16, 2024

French president declares mourning period after cyclone strikes Mayotte and will visit
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he will declare a national mourning period after a deadly cyclone slammed the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, and said ...
Dec 16, 2024

Canadian defender Shannon Woeller first player to sign with Vancouver Rise
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Rise have signed Canadian defender Shannon Woeller as the first player in club history. The National Super League team announced the deal Monday, with sporting director Steph...
Dec 16, 2024
Several Medicine Hat motorists lose driving privileges for impaired driving
Police said 875 vehicles were stopped in two check-stop campaigns by the Medicine Hat Police Service on Friday and Saturday.Four Immediate Roadside Sanctions were issued, as well as two traffic safety...
Dec 16, 2024

Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Ullmark named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Edmonton centre Leon Draisaitl, Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon and Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Draisaitl had nine points (three goal...
Dec 16, 2024

WNBA to hold first regular-season game outside the U.S. in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver will host the first WNBA regular-season game played outside the United States next year when the Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm face off at Rogers Arena. The game is schedul...
Dec 16, 2024

Canadian men to play in invitational meet alongside HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men's team will be part of the Vancouver Sevens, competing in an invitational event in conjunction with the HSBC SVNS stop in February. The Canadian men, relegated from the to...
Dec 16, 2024

Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says
While mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work, key "structural issues" at the centre of the month-long strike remain outstanding heading into the next phas...
Dec 16, 2024

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachm...
Dec 16, 2024