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Joe Flacco signs with Browns. Former Super Bowl MVP gives team depth, experience for playoff push
CLEVELAND (AP) - Free agent quarterback Joe Flacco signed Monday with the Cleveland Browns, giving them depth, experience and an insurance plan as a starter following Deshaun Watson's season-ending sh...
Nov 20, 2023
Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Cole Koepke was en route to a minor league game with Syracuse of the AHL when he heard from a friend that Adam Johnson had been cut by a skate blade during a game in Britain. After ...
Nov 20, 2023
Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March. South Africa's d...
Nov 20, 2023
Eyes turn to Ottawa to help repair strained talks on global plastic pollution treaty
TORONTO - As the latest talks on a global plastics treaty ended in accusations of deadlocked negotiations, eyes are now turning to Canada, which will play host to the next round of negotiations at a t...
Nov 20, 2023
Alouettes' Dequoy clarifies 'keep your English' speech following Grey Cup win
MIRABEL, Que. - Alouettes safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy says his passionate French speech after Montreal won the Grey Cup on Sunday was nothing against English people. The Alouettes upset the Winnipeg Bl...
Nov 20, 2023
Air Canada rejects blame in $24M gold theft as it faces Brink's lawsuit
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it bears no responsibility for the daring theft of $23.8 million in gold and cash from its facilities at Toronto's Pearson airport earlier this year. The airline is facing a...
Nov 20, 2023
Saskatchewan makes Holocaust education mandatory in schools
Studying the Holocaust will soon be a requirement for high school students across Saskatchewan.According to the Ministry of Education, a renewed curriculum for Social Studies 10 will soon include a ma...
Nov 20, 2023
Quebec to appoint conciliator as labour unions prepare for major strikes this week
QUEBEC - The province says it will appoint a conciliator to help bridge the gap in stalled contract negotiations with public sector unions ahead of major strikes this week. The conciliator's recommend...
Nov 20, 2023
Veteran linebacker Sankey backs up his words in leading Alouettes to Grey Cup win
HAMILTON - After enduring a loss in his Montreal debut, linebacker Darnell Sankey vowed the Alouettes wouldn't lose again in the 2023 CFL season. Sankey was a man of his word Sunday. He anchored a Mon...
Nov 20, 2023
Saskatchewan squabbles with Ottawa over pavilion presentations at COP28 in Dubai
REGINA - Saskatchewan is squabbling again with Ottawa - this time over an event space at a climate conference in Dubai. The province says because Ottawa rejected most of its proposals, it decided to p...
Nov 20, 2023