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Local sports for Thursday
NPHLThere are two games in the North Peace Hockey League Thursday.Dawson Creek will be in Spirit River and Falher in Fox Creek. Face-off time for both will be 8:30 p.m.SkiingSunday will be the opening...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Soccer reveals six finalists for its Players of the Year Award
TORONTO - Lille forward Jonathan David, Nice defender Mose Bombito and Celtic fullback Alistair Johnston are the men's finalists for Canada Soccer Player of the Year. On the women's side, the award is...
Dec 19, 2024
Former top aide to New York City's mayor charged in a bribery conspiracy
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal indictment released Thursday charges the mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors in a bribery conspiracy. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bra...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations
OTTAWA - Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike. However, the postal service has warned ...
Dec 19, 2024
Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the crim...
Dec 19, 2024
Alouettes sign defensive back Kabion Ento to two-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Kabion Ento to a two-year contract on Thursday, keeping him with the team through 2026. Ento recorded 56 defensive tackles, two interce...
Dec 19, 2024
Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during a slow response to the 2022 Robb...
Dec 19, 2024
Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumult...
Dec 19, 2024
Quebec professor charged for stealing scholarship money intended for foreign students
MONTREAL - Quebec anticorruption police have arrested a former university professor for allegedly defrauding and extorting foreign students. Police say Ren Wamkeue used schemes to steal scholarship mo...
Dec 19, 2024
Lions sign star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Thursday. Betts was eligible to become a free agent this February. ...
Dec 19, 2024