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Veteran tackle Stanley Bryant signs extension with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Stanley Bryant is staying put. The CFL's outstanding lineman last season signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The six-foot-five, 313-pound Bryant was slat...
Jan 05, 2023
In The Rings: Formative steps underway for curling players' association
A new quadrennial has done little to improve the often perplexing elite curling scene. A sport that still clings to amateur roots despite a growing shift to professional status seems stunted by a lack...
Jan 05, 2023
Man's body found near Roxham Road unofficial border crossing in Quebec
MONTREAL - A man has been found dead near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal that is used by thousands of asylum seekers each year to cross into Canada from the United States. Quebec prov...
Jan 05, 2023
Biden restricting Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians at border
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an...
Jan 05, 2023
Saskatchewan travel agents say they could lose thousands with Sunwing cancellations
Kelly Klassen was driving to central Alberta with her family to visit her brother for the holidays when the emails started filling her inbox.The travel agent from Rosthern, Sask., says she had dozens ...
Jan 05, 2023
Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kre...
Jan 05, 2023
Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...
Jan 05, 2023
Democratic Sen. Stabenow of Michigan won't run again in 2024
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024, opening up a seat in the key battleground...
Jan 05, 2023
Djokovic, Shapovalov to meet in Adelaide quarterfinals
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International where he will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov. Djokovic defeated Quentin Halys 7-6 (3) 7...
Jan 05, 2023
In The News for Jan. 5: Canadian parents are saving how much in child-care fees?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 ... What we are watchin...
Jan 05, 2023
