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Biden approves military air drops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left dozens dead
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter wit...
Mar 01, 2024

Brad Gushue hopes to replicate winning feeling in Regina's Brier
REGINA - Brad Gushue was cruising at the 2018 Canadian men's curling championship in Regina. After winning a first Brier in storybook fashion in his hometown of St. John's N.L. and a world championshi...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada's Morales Williams's world-best 400m effort shows rapid progression
Christopher Morales Williams's progression has been as rapid as his world-best performance last Saturday was shocking. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., a sophomore at the University of Georgia, won...
Mar 01, 2024

Argos quarterback Kelly denies harassment allegations made by former team employee
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly is denying allegations that he harassed a former employee of the CFL club. A woman who worked as a strength-and-conditioning coach with the Argos filed a lawsu...
Mar 01, 2024

New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in case against Sen. Bob Menendez
NEW YORK (AP) - A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. Jose Uribe entered the plea in Manhattan fed...
Mar 01, 2024

Brian Mulroney: The last, and so far only, conservative to taste victory in Quebec
OTTAWA - Ask Brian Mulroney's chief political rival about the former prime minister's greatest success, and the answer runs through Quebec. Jean Chrtien cites Mulroney's 1984 breakthrough, which deliv...
Mar 01, 2024

3 MLS teams are celebrating 50 years of North American pro soccer this season
Well before Major League Soccer kicked off, the North American Soccer League was at the top of professional soccer in the United States. And in 1974, three new teams joined that fold: the Seattle Soun...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada's Cedric Fofana advances to men's 3m diving final at Montreal World Cup
Montreal's Cedric Fofana advanced to his first major final on the international stage Friday at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup. The 20-year-old Fofana placed 10th in the men's three-metre springb...
Mar 01, 2024

Saudi Arabia launches formal bid to host 2034 World Cup in FIFA contest effectively already won
Saudi Arabia launched its formal bid campaign Friday to host the 2034 World Cup, in a race that basically became a formality last October when the oil-rich kingdom was the only candidate to enter the ...
Mar 01, 2024

March - Canadian Royal Purple National BrainLove© Month - Brain Injury Awareness and Prevention
"Thousands of volunteers and communities will pause in March and spend a few minutes thinking about the consequences of brain injuries in Canada" says Sandi Lougheed, Chair of the Canadian Royal Purpl...
Mar 01, 2024