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Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...
Jan 31, 2022
Ontario, Quebec begin easing COVID-19 restrictions as schools reopen in the Maritimes
Canada's most populous provinces are easing some COVID-19 restrictions today, while students head back to classrooms in two Maritime provinces. Ontario and Quebec have reported declines in hospitaliza...
Jan 31, 2022
Calling the Ottawa protests 'peaceful' downplays non-violent dangers, critics say
Police haven't reported any physical violence at the ongoing Ottawa rally against vaccine mandates and other government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, but critics warn that conflating the absence of b...
Jan 31, 2022
Trial to start for teen charged in 2020 hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
CALGARY - A trial for the 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer just over a year ago is scheduled to begin today. The teen, who cannot b...
Jan 31, 2022
Patrik Laine scores twice, Blue Jackets send Canadiens to 6th straight defeat
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored twice and Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets doubled up the league-worst Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Sunday. Jack Roslovic, Eric Robinson, Yegor C...
Jan 30, 2022
Dempsey, Solo, Boxx elected to US Soccer Hall of Fame
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Clint Dempsey, Hope Solo and Shannon Boxx were among six people elected Sunday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Marco Etcheverry, Linda Hamilton and Esse Baharmast also w...
Jan 30, 2022
Alberta premier says truckers' border blockade violates traffic laws and must end
COUTTS, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic...
Jan 30, 2022
Canadiens goalie Carey Price plans to play this season despite 'setbacks'
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price says his goal is to play NHL hockey this season. Price spoke to reporters on Sunday, saying there have been some "unforeseen setbacks" as he's worked his way back...
Jan 30, 2022
UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, ...
Jan 30, 2022
Protesters show no sign of rolling off as Ottawa residents brace for more disruption
OTTAWA - Many of the horn-honking demonstrators who brought Ottawa to a near standstill showed no signs of budging Sunday as parliamentarians, businesses and school administrators were left wondering ...
Jan 30, 2022