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COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick
VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...
Jan 09, 2022
Oilers add two more players to protocol, game against Senators rescheduled
EDMONTON - The National Hockey League has postponed two games due to COVID-related issues affecting the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils. Edmonton's home game against the Ottawa Senators on Monda...
Jan 09, 2022
U.S. urged to use 'Sully' to help Canada, allies get PS752 compensation from Iran
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are being urged to aggressively reach into the Iranian government's pocket to find assets to compensate for the regime's downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight...
Jan 09, 2022
Nanaimo United Soccer signing up all ages for winter programs
NANAIMO - Registration is underway for early 2022 soccer sessions with Nanaimo United.A number of eight week programs are set to begin the week of Jan. 10 including Happy Cleats for kids three to six ...
Jan 09, 2022
Red Storm have a bit of everything available in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft
The St. John's Red Storm have a bit of everything available in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft, complete with Canadian passports. Want to stop goals? Try towering goalkeeper Luka Gavran, a Hamilton native wh...
Jan 09, 2022
Tottenham, Liverpool come from behind to avoid FA Cup upsets
Tottenham and Liverpool came from behind to avoid being embarrassed at home by third-tier opponents in the FA Cup on Sunday. A little bit of luck proved crucial in Tottenham's third-round turnaround. ...
Jan 09, 2022
James, Radford nab pairs spot on Olympic team despite withdrawal from nationals
OTTAWA - Veteran pairs duo Vanessa James and Eric Radford were named to Canada's Olympic figure skating team for Beijing on Sunday, despite withdrawing from the Canadian championships a day earlier. J...
Jan 09, 2022
Unheralded Strolz is shock winner of World Cup slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) - Wearing low-ranked bib No. 38, Johannes Strolz was the shocking winner of a World Cup slalom on Sunday. The 29-year-old Austrian had a career-best finish of 10th in more ...
Jan 09, 2022
Vlhova denies Holdener 1st WCup slalom win; Shiffrin DNF'd
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - Petra Vlhova cemented her status as the leading female slalom skier of the season with her fifth win from six races on Sunday with just a month to go before the Olympic ...
Jan 09, 2022
AP source: Denver Broncos fire coach Vic Fangio
DENVER (AP) - Vic Fangio was fired Sunday morning as coach of the Denver Broncos after going 19-30 in three seasons, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person, who spok...
Jan 09, 2022