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NHL postpones Saturday's Canucks-Senators game over ongoing capacity limit
VANCOUVER - The NHL has postponed Saturday's game between the Canucks and Ottawa Senators in Vancouver due to ongoing attendance restrictions. The league also pushed back a matchup between the Senator...
Jan 7, 2022
Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country's most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray...
Jan 7, 2022
Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Calgary Stampeders agree to restructured contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have agreed to a restructured contract with star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. Details of the deal were not released, but Mitchell said in a statement that he understa...
Jan 7, 2022
Toronto Raptors sign forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract via the COVID hardship exception. The six-foot-10 231-pounder averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists,...
Jan 7, 2022
Parents in Michigan school shooting lose bid to reduce bail
DETROIT (AP) - A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who are charged with their son in a fatal Michigan school shooting. Judge Julie Nicholson said James and Jennif...
Jan 7, 2022
Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump
WASHINGTON - A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to then-president Donald Trump will not have more than US$2,000 seized by American authorities returned to her. Dabney L. Friedrich, a federal jud...
Jan 7, 2022
Feds promise to do all they can for Bearskin Lake, but no word on military help
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government will do whatever it can to support Indigenous communities, such as Bearskin Lake, facing COVID-19 crises. At a news conf...
Jan 7, 2022
Alberta RCMP launches new app
The Alberta RCMP has released a new app, with the goal of helping make its detachments more accessible to people in the province.Chief Superintendent Peter Tewfix says this app will give users various...
Jan 7, 2022
City continuing with snow removal throughout next week
City of Grande Prairie snow removal crews are continuing to clean up the roads after heavy snowfall over the last week and with more expected to fall over the weekend. So far, crews have completed plo...
Jan 7, 2022
Judge dismisses groping case against former NY Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge on Friday dismissed the only criminal charge filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in connection with the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office...
Jan 7, 2022