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Woods to make return from car crash at PNC Championship
Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. "Although it's been a long and ...
Dec 08, 2021
Blackhawks F Khaira released from hospital after Trouba hit
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira spent the night in a hospital after he was leveled by Jacob Trouba during a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Team physician Michael Terry said ...
Dec 08, 2021
Passenger pleads guilty to manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer
CALGARY - A man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A jury trial was to begin this week for Amir Abdulrahman on a charge of first-degree mu...
Dec 08, 2021
California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - With more than two dozen states poised to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court gives them the OK next year, California clinics and their allies in the state Legislature on ...
Dec 08, 2021
High wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space. Strahan was supposed to blast off Thursday fro...
Dec 08, 2021
Curling Canada cancels Continental Cup for a second straight season
OTTAWA - The Continental Cup curling competition was cancelled for a second straight season Wednesday due to challenges stemming from the pandemic. Tougher travel restrictions for visitors to Canada a...
Dec 08, 2021
Saudi prince's tour, reforms eclipsed by Khashoggi case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince was visiting the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the second stop of his high-profile tour of Gulf Arab states aimed at fortifying the ...
Dec 08, 2021
Jewish federal employees form network to combat antisemitism in government service
OTTAWA - Jewish civil servants met the prime minister's special envoy on fighting antisemitism Tuesday to ask for support dealing with anti-Jewish abuse and slurs in the federal public service. The go...
Dec 08, 2021
Two men found dead in aftermath of fire at rooming house in Quebec City
QUEBEC - Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men found dead inside a home that caught fire in Quebec City early this morning. The fire started at about 1 a.m. in a rooming house in t...
Dec 08, 2021
Government launches second phase of skilled refugee pilot program
OTTAWA - The government has expanded a pilot that allows refugees to apply for permanent residency through conventional economic immigration streams by removing some of the barriers that would traditi...
Dec 08, 2021