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Michigan's Juwan Howard named AP college coach of the year
Michigan's decision to hire Juwan Howard raised a few eyebrows. The former member of the Fab Five certainly had the coaching chops after spending six years as an assistant with the NBA's Miami Heat. T...
Apr 1, 2021
Cyle Larin, Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer players of the month for March
Cyle Larin and Jessie Fleming have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March. Larin was on target four times in Canada's World Cup qualifying wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. ...
Apr 1, 2021
RCMP watchdog waiting over two years for Mountie views on its own foot-dragging
OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has waited more than two years for the national police force to respond to its interim report that, perhaps fittingly, found the Mounties were too slow in reviewing the watc...
Apr 1, 2021
With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box office
NEW YORK - Once again, mayhem and mass destruction is back at the box office. It's almost like old times. "Godzilla vs. Kong," one of the few tentpoles to dare release during COVID times, is poised th...
Apr 1, 2021
Meng Wanzhou extradition case has 'overwhelming' U.S. connection: attorney general
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing Canada's attorney general says the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States. Robert Frater respond...
Apr 1, 2021
AJHL halts Storm, Thunder & Wolverines cohort activity following Drayton Valley positive COVID-19 test
The Grande Prairie Storm's regular-season games scheduled for this Easter weekend have been cancelled as a result of a positive COVID-19 case with a member of the Drayton Valley Thunder.In a statement...
Apr 1, 2021
Veteran running back C.J. Gable signs with Ticats, then announces his CFL retirement
HAMILTON - American running back C.J. Gable has ended his CFL career where it began. The veteran signed a one-day deal with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday, then hung up his cleats. The former USC...
Apr 1, 2021
OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
FRANKFURT - The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries said Thursday that they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July, moving...
Apr 1, 2021
Montreal Alouttes embrace possibility of NFL games being played in CFL team's city
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are embracing the possibility of NFL games being played in their city.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league has set its sights on playing in Canada a...
Apr 1, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 1, 2021