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New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to...
Dec 12, 2023
Canadians dominate first Professional Women's Hockey League rosters
TORONTO - The six teams in the Professional Women's Hockey League have declared their rosters for the PWHL's inaugural season starting Jan. 1. Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Boston and Minnesota...
Dec 12, 2023
Ohtani's Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual struc...
Dec 12, 2023
Canada's RJ Barrett applying lessons from FIBA World Cup to NBA's New York Knicks
RJ Barrett can't help but smile when he talks about playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "It's going to be fun, it's going to be exciting," Barrett said in a recent i...
Dec 12, 2023
Federal sports minister Carla Qualtrough says registry of offenders coming in March
Canada's sports minister says the target date to establish a registry of offenders is March 2024. Carla Qualtrough was questioned in Ottawa on Tuesday by Heritage committee members of Parliament after...
Dec 12, 2023
Canada coach says Gold Cup will be crucial for Olympic team selection
With the Paris Olympics less than eight months away, Canada coach Bev Priestman has roster decisions to make. And she expects more than a few players to put up their hand at the inaugural CONCACAF W G...
Dec 12, 2023
St. Louis: Caufield, Canadiens need to 'get on the inside' to end scoring slump
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis had one main message for his forwards amid some offensive slumps: get on the inside. The Canadiens rank last in the NHL in goals by forw...
Dec 12, 2023
Nebraska prosecutors charge man with murder in fatal stabbing of small town priest inside rectory
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree murder, burglary and weapons charges Tuesday in the fatal weekend stabbing of a Catholic priest who authorities say was att...
Dec 12, 2023
Greg Fergus will need to pay fine, apologize to stay on as House Speaker: NDP
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats say they won't be calling for House Speaker Greg Fergus to resign over a video that was shown at a partisan event, but they do endorse a call for him to be disciplin...
Dec 12, 2023
It's the economy, stupid: How high inflation and interest rates tanked the Liberals
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's government has had to weather many storms over the last eight years. The SNC-Lavalin controversy. An old yearbook photo with the prime minister in blackface. Multiple ethics ...
Dec 12, 2023