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Manchester United hires a second former member of Toronto FC's coaching staff
TORONTO - Manchester United has added another former Toronto FC coach to its staff. Ewan Sharp, an assistant coach with the MLS team this season, has joined the iconic English Premier League side as a...
Dec 22, 2021
NHL players officially not going to Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns
The NHL won't be going to the Beijing Olympics. The official announcement, confirmed to The Canadian Press on Tuesday by a person with direct knowledge of the decision, comes amid COVID-19 concerns th...
Dec 22, 2021
Deliberations resume in sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury resumed deliberations Wednesday at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. The jury entered its second full day of considering the fate of Maxwell afte...
Dec 22, 2021
Jurors at Kim Potter trial resume work Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jurors in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright began their third day of deliberations Wednesday, after a question to t...
Dec 22, 2021
VIDEO: "Thank you for loving me:" emaciated momma dog and her puppies safe and warm for Christmas
NANAIMO - The story of Celeste, a two-year-old, starving dog who was abandoned while pregnant to give birth to her five puppies on the street, won't soon be forgotten by the citizens of Nanaimo.And th...
Dec 22, 2021
New COVID restrictions, legal battle over coal hearing costs: In The News for Dec. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 22, 2021
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says rising case counts deeply concerning
The rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant is prompting more provinces to reinstate and tighten public health restrictions, with new regulations taking effect this week. Quebec reported a record...
Dec 22, 2021
Despite dissent, O'Toole poised to end 2021 where he started it — as Tory leader
OTTAWA - If the Conservative Party of Canada were a person, it would have reached the age where it could vote and legally drink in half the provinces. Like many 18-year-olds, the party is deciding its...
Dec 22, 2021
'Peril or promise': Long-term solution needed to help homeless in Alberta cities
The twinkling of festive lights in reds, greens and golds in Alberta's two major city centres is little comfort for thousands of unhoused people trying to survive another winter cold spell. On a frigi...
Dec 22, 2021
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says Flames intend to pull plug on Event Centre project
CALGARY - Mayor Jyoti Gondek says it appears the Calgary Flames intend to pull out of the multi-million dollar Event Centre arena complex project. The mayor said in a series of tweets that Murray Edwa...
Dec 21, 2021