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American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...
Feb 09, 2024
Pickett happy to have deal with Ottawa done ahead of free agency
There'll be no free-agency angst for Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker solidified his CFL future earlier this week, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks. It came aft...
Feb 09, 2024
Mother pleads guilty in Inuit identity fraud case, charges dropped against daughters
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A lawyer for a Toronto woman says she has pleaded guilty in an Inuit identity fraud case and charges against her twin daughters have been dropped. Karima Manji, who is 59, and her d...
Feb 09, 2024
Harris slams 'politically motivated' report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the...
Feb 09, 2024
It’s not just any loppet, it’s the World Cup
Alberta will welcome almost 200 elite athletes from more than 20 countries to the 2024 COOP FIS Cross-Country World Cup Feb. 9-13.Provincial officials note, Alberta has a strong legacy of hosting Worl...
Feb 09, 2024
Judge rejects bid to bar father of B.C. murder victim from Ibrahim Ali proceedings
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to exclude the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl fromlistening in remotely to post-trial proceedings. The girl was fo...
Feb 09, 2024
Ontario sports bettors can wager on Swift prop bets for Super Bowl
She won't be in uniform or on the field, but pop superstar Taylor Swift will certainly be a part of Ontario sports betting's Super Bowl landscape. Swift is expected to be in Las Vegas on Sunday when K...
Feb 09, 2024
Canadians won't be fooled by Putin propaganda on Ukraine, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes Canadians are too smart to fall for Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Trudeau made the remark after he was asked about Russian Presid...
Feb 09, 2024
Poilievre proposes mandatory prison terms for extortion-related crimes
SURREY, B.C. - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people convicted of extortion. The opposition leader says extortion-related crime h...
Feb 09, 2024
Grande Prairie Composite High School students participate in walk-out protest of youth transgender policy changes
Students at Grande Prairie Composite High School participated in a school walkout in support of transgender youth Wednesday morning.Organizer Sam Ellwood, whose pronouns are She/They, says approximate...
Feb 09, 2024