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Penguins forward Jason Zucker has successful core muscle surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker underwent successful core muscle injury repair Tuesday, the team announced. Zucker was placed on the injured reserve on Jan. 20 and has missed Pittsburgh's las...
Jan 25, 2022

Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out
David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year und...
Jan 25, 2022

Homelessness group seeking up to $60,000 from tri-community leadership
Both Air Ronge and La Ronge councils have regular meetings tonight and they'll both address a request for up to $20,000 to tackle homelessness in the tri-communities.The request is coming from Tri-Com...
Jan 25, 2022

Public safety minister calls for removal of Hillier 'hate' tweet about Alghabra
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is calling on Twitter to remove a tweet from an Ontario politician who labelled federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a "terrorist." Mendicino says t...
Jan 25, 2022

Erin O’Toole faces calls for early leadership reviews by three riding associations
OTTAWA - Three Conservative riding associations have expressed their wish to see Erin O'Toole's leadership put to an early test. A motion passed Saturday by the board of the Foothills riding associati...
Jan 25, 2022

Judge leaves New York indoor mask mandate in place, for now
A New York appeals judge left the state's indoor mask mandate in place Tuesday while Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration appeals a lower court's decision to overturn it. Judge Robert Miller granted the...
Jan 25, 2022

Capsized boat found near Florida; 39 people missing
MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard was searching on Tuesday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be piloted by human smugglers capsized off Florida's coast en route from the ...
Jan 25, 2022

Hockey Saskatchewan looking into alleged racial slurs at weekend game
A formal complaint has been made to Hockey Saskatchewan after racist slurs were allegedly made towards Indigenous players from northern communities. The incident occurred Jan. 22 at a hockey tournamen...
Jan 25, 2022

Digital giants must pay media for using news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the government is pressing ahead with plans to ensure digital giants pay Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Rodriguez says he is con...
Jan 25, 2022

MLB drops arbitration cuts after union holds on free agents
Major League Baseball withdrew its plan for more limited salary arbitration on Tuesday, a day after the union withdrew its demand for greater free agent eligibility. In the second straight day of talk...
Jan 25, 2022