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Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships, AP source says
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots on Thursday, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of th...
Jan 11, 2024
Black Montreal theatre performer files defamation suit after puppet called racist
MONTREAL - A Black Montreal theatre performer has filed a lawsuit against an anti-racism activist who he says falsely associated him with racism against Black people. Franck Sylvestre agues in the sui...
Jan 11, 2024
Business mindset urged for Canadian curling clubs at crossroads
The three-sheet Strait Area Community Curling Club has come to grips with the challenges that face other curling clubs across the country. The 60-year-old club's membership in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., i...
Jan 11, 2024
Madeline Schizas pursues Canadian women's figure skating three-peat
CALGARY - Knowing what it takes to defend a national women's figure skating championship has Madeline Schizas feeling prepared to do it again. Winner of two straight titles, the 20-year-old from Oakvi...
Jan 11, 2024
In the news today: UN court opens hearings on genocide allegation against Israel
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Top UN court opens hearings on South Africa's allegation that Israel is committ...
Jan 11, 2024
Top UN court opens hearings on South Africa's allegation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday opened two days of legal arguments in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war. I...
Jan 11, 2024
Loss and freedom intertwined for two New Brunswick men cleared of 1983 murder
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - It has been one week since a judge in New Brunswick cleared Walter Gillespie of a murder charge that hung over him for half his 80 years. But as he looked around his dark, cramped a...
Jan 11, 2024
Sentencing hearing to begin for ex-RCMP intel official convicted in secrets law case
OTTAWA - A judge is expected to hear sharply differing arguments about the punishment he should hand to former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis. A hearing scheduled for today and Friday wi...
Jan 11, 2024
Government was warned two years ago high immigration could affect housing costs
OTTAWA - Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. Documents obtained by...
Jan 11, 2024
Leonard, George score 29 apiece as Clippers rally in fourth quarter to defeat Raptors 126-120
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points after agreeing to a three-year contract extension earlier in the day, Paul George added 29, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Cl...
Jan 11, 2024
