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Designated player Victor Wanyama says he's 'happy again' at CF Montreal
Victor Wanyama is feeling rejuvenated at CF Montreal. The club's designated player - whose resume includes 154 English Premier League appearances - is training with a smile on his face again after fal...
Feb 05, 2024
Silent streak: Edmonton Oilers eye NHL record in hushed pursuit of history
EDMONTON - The first rule of being on a winning streak is you don't talk about being on a winning streak. At least, that's the mantra inside the Edmonton Oilers dressing room. The Oilers can tie the N...
Feb 05, 2024
World Cup schedule reveal a timely reminder that the world is coming to Canada
TORONTO - Canada has known it is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup since June 2018 when the FIFA Congress chose the so-called united bid of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. over Morocco. But Sunday's par...
Feb 05, 2024
Hockey Canada says all players from 2018 world junior team remain suspended
TORONTO - Hockey Canada says all members of Canada's 2018 world junior team will remain suspended until its investigation into a sexual assault allegation involving members of that team is complete. T...
Feb 05, 2024
Advantage or Disadvantage? Three-player curling team debate revived after Howard win
Team Glenn Howard qualified for the Montana's Brier by running the table as a three-player squad at the recent Ontario playdowns. The team's short-handed success has renewed debate around the sport as...
Feb 05, 2024
Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds
The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the numb...
Feb 05, 2024
Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago
FREDERICTON - An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before...
Feb 05, 2024
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement
DENVER (AP) - The Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying "no" and "mommy" as a police officer who had pointed her gun at them then bent down to handcuff two of their wrists. The youngest wo...
Feb 05, 2024
Police chief in London, Ont., apologizes to complainant in hockey case
Nearly six years after a woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted by five then-members of Canada's world junior hockey team, the police chief of a southwestern Ontario city offered an apology for...
Feb 05, 2024
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says delaying Artemis II mission to 2025 right call
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he agrees with NASA that a planned mission to the moon should be delayed until September 2025. Hansen says he and his NASA crewmates were happy ...
Feb 05, 2024
