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Amazingly preserved fossil egg shows dinosaur, bird links: scientists
Scientists say an amazingly well-preserved fossil egg adds more evidence to the close links between dinosaurs and modern birds. Darla Zelenitsky from the University of Calgary has just published a pap...
Dec 22, 2021
Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the action, paymen...
Dec 22, 2021
NHL Notebook: Boudreau finally gets valuable practice time with Canucks
Bruce Boudreau took advantage of something he hasn't had much of since being hired to coach the Vancouver Canucks. Time. With the NHL pausing cross-border travel due to COVID-19 until after its holida...
Dec 22, 2021
Raptors' game at Chicago postponed; Toronto unable to field NBA minimum 8 players
The NBA has postponed Toronto's game at Chicago tonight because the Raptors do not have the required eight players available. The announcement from the NBA comes a day after the Raptors added four pla...
Dec 22, 2021
All I want for Christmas is a couple of tackles, non-pouty receivers, a Korey Sheets style running back and what the hell, a Grey Cup
All I want for Christmas is a couple of tackles, non-pouty receivers, a Korey Sheets style running back andTis the week before Christmas and while the good people of Edmonchuk wait to hear if they get...
Dec 22, 2021
Shahab recommends caution, not restrictions, amid potential Omicron surge
Saskatchewan's top doctor says Omicron numbers are expected to rise in the province - it's just a question of when and how much.Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says Omicron is also all b...
Dec 22, 2021
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
NHL announces its players won’t be going to Winter Olympics
Three months after saying NHL players would be heading back to the Olympics, the league on Wednesday did an about-face.In a statement, the league said the disruption to its regular-season schedule cau...
Dec 22, 2021
Ministry of Corrections to investigate allegations of inmate abuse at Pine Grove
A woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre is alleging extensive abuse at the hands of correctional officers, including claims she was gassed and pepper sprayed, and that she was placed i...
Dec 22, 2021