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Diamondbacks affiliate Hillsboro names woman as manager
PHOENIX (AP) - Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday. The 29-y...
Jan 20, 2023
Canada to help facilitate Cameroon peace process: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will help guide a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in Cameroon where years of fighting and strife have displaced nearly 800,000 people. F...
Jan 20, 2023
Thompson cards 3 more eagles, has 2-shot AmEx lead over Rahm
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Rookie Davis Thompson made three more eagles Friday for a total of five through 36 holes to tie the PGA Tour record for the most in a 72-hole tournament since 1983, and he sti...
Jan 20, 2023
5 officers fired after arrest, death of Memphis man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Five Memphis Police Department officers have been fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid - stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop...
Jan 20, 2023
Hurricanes' Pacioretty suffers 2nd Achilles tendon tear
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes winger Max Pacioretty has suffered a second tear of his right Achilles tendon, the team said Friday. Pacioretty was placed on injured reserve after he was hurt...
Jan 20, 2023
Companies facing charges related to worker's death in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Four companies are facing charges after a worker died on a winter road in Nunavut last year. Sabina Gold and Silver Corporation, Matrix Aviation Solutions Inc., Matrix Kitikmeot Ltd...
Jan 20, 2023
Judge orders government to repatriate four Canadian men held in Syrian camps
OTTAWA - A judge has ordered the Liberal government to help bring home four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps. In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Henry Brown has directed Ottawa to request...
Jan 20, 2023
Communication key for veteran Jets coach as Winnipeg gets Bowness bump
TORONTO - Rick Bowness made a promise when he turned his attention behind the bench. Having just retired, the journeyman centre would coach the way he wanted - the way he wished - he had been coached....
Jan 20, 2023
Juventus hit with 15-point penalty for false accounting
ROME (AP) - Juventus was hit with a massive 15-point penalty for false accounting Friday following an appeal hearing at the Italian soccer federation. The punishment could eliminate the club's chances...
Jan 20, 2023
South Africa scores 29 straight points in beating Canada at HSBC New Zealand Sevens
HAMILTON, New Zealand - Canada's men had a rough start at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Friday, beaten 34-5 by South Africa with Shilton van Wyk scoring three tries for the Blitzboks. South Africa re...
Jan 20, 2023