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Offensive lineman Shane Richards signs extension with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Offensive lineman Shane Richards has agreed to a contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts. Richards, 26, played all 14 games for the 9-5 Argonauts this past season. The six-foot-eight, ...
Dec 28, 2021
North Dakota man convicted of killing 4 gets life in prison
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A man convicted of killing four people at a North Dakota property management company was sentenced Tuesday to multiple life prison terms without the possibility of parole. South Ce...
Dec 28, 2021
Canada's Bobbie Rosenfeld led the way — in almost every sport she attempted
Bobbie Rosenfeld was a trailblazer and champion, willing and able to conquer a variety of sports. A member of Canada's first Olympic women's track team dubbed "the Matchless Six" - Rosenfeld, Florence...
Dec 28, 2021
Tennis player Leylah Fernandez named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year
TORONTO - Leylah Fernandez displayed a champion's poise after a memorable run to the US Open tennis final last summer, a performance that showed she had truly arrived on one of the sport's biggest sta...
Dec 28, 2021
Alberta Opposition wants answers on how UCP government handled pandemic
EDMONTON - The Opposition in Alberta hopes to build on a buoyant 2021 during which the New Democrats outpaced Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives in popularity polls and fundraising. NDP Leade...
Dec 28, 2021
Two toppled statues and a Manitoba premier's response set in motion major changes
WINNIPEG - Few might have foreseen it at the time, but the toppling of two statues on the Manitoba legislature grounds in July would end up having far-reaching effects on Manitoba politics. The govern...
Dec 28, 2021
Spain winger Ferran Torres leaves Man City for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City on Tuesday for a reported fee of 55 million euros ($62.25 million), around double what the English champio...
Dec 28, 2021
Nanaimo, Oceanside begin to dig out after days of heavy snow
NANAIMO - A relatively minimal dusting of snow overnight has allowed road clearing crews to get the upper hand on area streets and highways.Most area of Nanaimo and Oceanside recorded just a couple of...
Dec 28, 2021
French skier Tessa Worley leads GS in Shiffrin's absence
LIENZ, Austria (AP) - French skier Tessa Worley posted the fastest time in the opening run of a women's World Cup giant slalom Tuesday in the absence of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and world cha...
Dec 28, 2021
Dominik Paris dominates downhill for another Bormio win
BORMIO, Italy (AP) - Icy, bumpy, dark and gnarly. The Stelvio course is skiing's version of heavy metal. Which is why it fits Dominik Paris, the World Cup circuit's resident heavy metal singer, so per...
Dec 28, 2021