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Curt Cignetti 'optimistic' QB Kurtis Rourke will start for No. 13 Indiana against Michigan State
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said Monday he remains "optimistic" starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke can return to the lineup for Saturday's game at Michigan State. Rourke had surgery on his injured rig...
Oct 28, 2024

Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the federal government will launch consultations about advanced requests for accessing medical assistance in dying. But Holland says such requests are still ...
Oct 28, 2024

Majestic kitty Friesian looking for her forever home
NANAIMO - Friesian is a nine-month-old Domestic Short-hair kitty who's excited to find her place to call home.Part of the "horse litter" of kittens currently at the Nanaimo SPCA, Friesian grew up arou...
Oct 28, 2024

Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing. The coast guard says in...
Oct 28, 2024

Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the bat...
Oct 28, 2024

Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani was in the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, two days after the star partially dislocated his l...
Oct 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: CRTC exempts Google from Online News Act for five years
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to pay $100 million to Canadian news outlets wit...
Oct 28, 2024

Shohei Ohtani leading off for Dodgers in World Series Game 3, two days after dislocating shoulder
NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani was in the starting lineup as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter for Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, two days after the star partially dislocated his l...
Oct 28, 2024

Vegas captain Stone, Preds goalie Saros, Stars centre Duchene named NHL three stars
NEW YORK - Vegas right-wing Mark Stone, Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros and Dallas centre Matt Duchene have been named the NHL's three stars of the week Stone led the league with eight points (two go...
Oct 28, 2024

Halifax Wanderers add experience to front office in Canadian Mark Watson
After a 2024 regular season deemed "simply unacceptable," Halifax Wanderers FC has brought Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Mark Watson on board as a senior football strategy adviser. The 54-year-old Watso...
Oct 28, 2024