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Montreal Alouettes sign veteran quarterback Fajardo in free agency
MONTREAL - Cody Fajardo has a new CFL home. The veteran quarterback signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. The move wasn't a surprise as forme...
Feb 14, 2023
Man with explosives arrested outside Swiss parliament
GENEVA (AP) - Police in Switzerland's capital evacuated Parliament and related offices Tuesday after a man in a bulletproof vest was arrested near one of its entrances and found to be bearing explosiv...
Feb 14, 2023
Grey Cup-champion Argos sign veteran defensive back Adarius Pickett
TORONTO - The Grey-Cup champion Toronto Argonauts signed offensive lineman Darius Ciraco, defensive back Adarius Pickett and defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade on Tuesday. Ciraco is Canadian while th...
Feb 14, 2023
Show baby's breath no love this Valentine's Day, invasive species group warns
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine's Day to spread the love, not the baby's breath. The Invasive Species Council of B.C. ...
Feb 14, 2023
MPs seek transparency in Canada's sanctions regime, accountability for Russia's war
OTTAWA - The House of Commons foreign affairs committee wants the Liberal government to report to Parliament on a regular basis about whether its sanctions regime is actually working. The committee la...
Feb 14, 2023
What we know — and don't know — about the objects being shot down over North America
OTTAWA - Canadians have been inundated with reports of unidentified objects being shot down by American fighter jets over the U.S. and Canada. So what do we know about what is happening - and what don...
Feb 14, 2023
Judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decades
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn't commit. Lamar Johnson,...
Feb 14, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran quarterback Trevor Harris
REGINA - Trevor Harris is officially a Saskatchewan Roughrider. The CFL club announced Harris's signing Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. But sources had indicated last week that Harris agree...
Feb 14, 2023
Orano Canada gifting $1 million to encourage more women to enrol in trades and technology training
It's a big boost for women in northern Saskatchewan looking for a career in the trades and technology.To bolster the future for women in technical trades, uranium producer Orano Canada is gifting $1 m...
Feb 14, 2023
Turning to Trevor: QB Harris signs with Roughriders
After a 6-12 season in 2022, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are retooling their offence on the fly this free-agency period, with a change at the quarterback spot headlining it.The team announced Tuesday...
Feb 14, 2023