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Cuomo addresses harassment claims, vows to stay in office
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to remain in office in the face of sexual harassment allegations that have weakened his support and led to calls for his resignation, he said Wednesda...
Mar 03, 2021

Eastlink Centre announces new fitness options under Step 2
The Eastlink Centre in Grande Prairie has announced new plans for their facility, as the Government of Alberta has moved into Step 2 of their phased re-opening plan. Starting on March 4, the Eastlink ...
Mar 03, 2021

Bergevin says troubling pattern in net led to firing of goaltending coach
Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin said he needed to be "100 per cent sure" he was ready to make the decision to fire longtime goaltending coach Stephane Waite. It turns out the reached that point...
Mar 03, 2021

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who ...
Mar 03, 2021

Coach/GM Stephen Hart signs contract extension with CPL's HFX Wanderers FC
HALIFAX - Head coach/GM Stephen Hart has signed a three-year contract extension with the Canadian Premier League's HFX Wanderers FC.Hart, 60, is entering his third season with the franchise. The forme...
Mar 03, 2021

Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...
Mar 03, 2021

Grande Prairie restaurant uses Soup It Forward Day to provide meals to two local non-profits
The Mud Puddle Farm's Rustic Kitchen in Grande Prairie is celebrating National Soup It Forward Day by pledging meal donations to two local non-profits based off soup sales."So if somebody comes in and...
Mar 03, 2021

Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy
NEW YORK - More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesd...
Mar 03, 2021

Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff
LONDON - Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of Lon...
Mar 03, 2021

Man accused of QAnon vandalism at 'America's Stonehenge'
SALEM, N.H. - Police have made an arrest following a 15-month-long investigation into vandalism at a group of rock configurations in New Hampshire called "America's Stonehenge." Mark Russo, 51, of Swe...
Mar 03, 2021