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Montreal mayor Valérie Plante says fatigue was factor in news conference health scare
Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is back on the job after taking ill and sinking to the ground during a news conference last Tuesday. Plante told reporters at city hall she has consulted her doctor and is...
Dec 13, 2023
‘Speechless’: YWCA receives massive donation from Malcolm Jenkins Foundation
The YWCA is overjoyed after a big donation from the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation to help those needing shelter in the cold.Jenkins recently presented a donation of $25,000 for the YWCA's cold weather in...
Dec 13, 2023
Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor placed on injured reserve with knee injury
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have placed leading scorer Kyle Connor on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday and did not provide a timetable for the...
Dec 13, 2023
Self-defence or deliberate killing: Final arguments in trial of Saskatchewan Mountie
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crown prosecutors say a Saskatchewan Mountie deliberately lured his lover to an isolated area to kill him, but the officer's lawyer argues the shooting was in self-defence. Bern...
Dec 13, 2023
P.A.'s Ashton Tait adjusting to life in the WHL
Tuesday was another hockey homecoming in Prince Albert, as Ashton Tait returned to the Art Hauser Centre as a member of the Kamloops Blazers to take on his hometown Prince Albert Raiders.Tait, 17, is ...
Dec 13, 2023
Shohei Ohtani to be introduced at Dodger Stadium on Thursday
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will officially introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference on Thursday. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal last week...
Dec 13, 2023
Minister doesn't yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she's not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issu...
Dec 13, 2023
Minister doesn't yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she's not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issu...
Dec 13, 2023
Alouettes extend Grey Cup hero Tyson Philpot through 2025 CFL season
MONTREAL - Canadian wide receiver Tyson Philpot, who caught the winning touchdown pass in this year's Grey Cup, has signed a one-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes. Philpot, who was u...
Dec 13, 2023
Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Two of Russia's top swimmers have been drug tested by their country's anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023, part of a larger trend in the country that adds an ex...
Dec 13, 2023
