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Sentencing Friday for Quebecer convicted of killing spouse, two children
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebecer convicted this week in a triple domestic murder that left a woman and her two young children dead in a Montreal suburb will be sentenced on Friday. Mohamad Al Ballouz was ...
Dec 18, 2024
PAGC event dishes out to some holiday spirit to city's vulnerable
A heaping plate of Christmas joy has been served to Prince Albert's most vulnerable, thanks to an annual Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) tradition.A turkey dinner was held on Wednesday at the PAGC ...
Dec 18, 2024
Survivors' Secretariat warns it's at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision
OTTAWA - The Survivors' Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it will fund the group's work. The organization documents what happened a...
Dec 18, 2024
Letters to Santa will be delivered but he 'won't have time' to respond: Canada Post
Canada Post says letters destined for the North Pole will arrive by Christmas Eve as its operations resume, but Santa Claus "won't have time to respond" this year. The Santa letters program is back on...
Dec 18, 2024
Montreal forward Ibrahim Conde looks forward to Friday's MLS SuperDraft
The University of New Hampshire helped develop star defender Moise Bombito. Now the Wildcats have another Canadian looking to make his mark. Montreal forward Ibrahim Conde, the lone Canadian invited t...
Dec 18, 2024
World champion Jeff Powell takes over as Rowing Canada chief executive officer
VICTORIA - Olympic rower Jeff Powell has been named the new chief executive officer of Rowing Canada. The 48-year-old from Winnipeg, who was a two-time world champion in the men's eight, was executive...
Dec 18, 2024
Canadian Benefield, Broncos set to follow Ashton Jeanty's lead in playoffs
Ashton Jeanty will head into the U.S. college football playoffs with added incentive after being snubbed in the Heisman Trophy voting. Canadian safety Ty Benefield and the Boise State Broncos plan to ...
Dec 18, 2024
Tim Hortons Field to be rebranded when 10-year naming rights agreement ends
HAMILTON - The home of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats will soon have a new name. Hamilton Sports Group announced Wednesday that Tim Hortons Field, the stadium where the Ticats and Forge FC of soccer's ...
Dec 18, 2024
Canada coach Jesse Marsch to hold coaching seminars across Canada in January
Canada coach Jesse Marsch is hitting the road next month for a series of coaching workshops for provincial coaches. The trip starts Jan. 21 in Halifax for a stop hosted by Soccer Nova Scotia, with coa...
Dec 18, 2024
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while stripp...
Dec 18, 2024
