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Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers' Dicker makes NFL's first fair-catch kick in 48 years
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Cameron Dicker of the Los Angeles Chargers made the first successful fair-catch kick in the NFL since 1976 on Thursday night, connecting from 57 yards right before halftime ag...
Dec 19, 2024
Grizzlies make franchise-record 27 3s and rout Warriors 144-93, biggest win in NBA this season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Santi Aldama had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a 144-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday nig...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada dumps Switzerland 7-1 in pre-tournament game ahead of world juniors
OTTAWA - Easton Cowan scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 7-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship. Canada pulled away with three ...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadiens' hockey boss has 'no concern' about GM's trip to Russia
DETROIT - Montreal executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton says he has "no concern" about members of the Canadiens' front office travelling to Russia amid the country's invasion of U...
Dec 19, 2024
Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
OTTAWA - For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions - though it is still a long way off its 2030 target. A preliminary emissions report ...
Dec 19, 2024
B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa's similar changes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into for...
Dec 19, 2024
UPDATED: P.A. Police locate 67-year-old man after two months
Update: May 28, 1:18 p.m.Prince Albert Police reported that 67-year-old Horace Umpherville was located safe.Umpherville was last seen on video surveillance in a business on 15th Street East on March 2...
Dec 19, 2024
LeBlanc says it's not the government's job to respond to everything Trump posts
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it's not the Liberal government's job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online. LeBlanc made those comments in response to...
Dec 19, 2024
Only halfway to go as Ronald McDonald House gathers donations
Fundraising for two Saskatchewan Ronald McDonald Houses has reached the halfway mark, the organization confirmed on December 19 that they are 50 per cent of the way to reaching their goal. The Miles t...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett out for Raptors vs. Nets due to illness
TORONTO - Canadian swingman RJ Barrett will miss tonight's Toronto Raptors game against the Brooklyn Nets. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., is out with an illness. Backup guard Davion Mitchell is ques...
Dec 19, 2024
