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Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 m...
Dec 27, 2024
N. Battleford Scouts and Venturers set to take over Queensland for Jamboree
Four local North Battleford teens are about to trade in their signature expression "Eh" for "G'Day." On New Year's Day, when the rest of the world is busy ringing in 2025, Zakir Daredia, Julianne Robb...
Dec 27, 2024
25-year-old Calgary woman killed in Christmas Eve highway crash
RCMP say a 25-year-old woman from Calgary was killed in a crash on Christmas Eve.It happened on Highway 7, just west of Rosetown.Police reported that two semis jackknifed on the road, causing an SUV t...
Dec 27, 2024
After cold, snowy Christmas, temperatures to rise across southern Quebec for new year
MONTREAL - After a cold, snowy Christmas, temperatures are set to rise across southern Quebec to bring in the new year. Environment Canada says a major weather system from the southern United States w...
Dec 27, 2024
Canada's top mixed doubles curling teams gear up for Olympic Games bid
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, b...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in sev...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
BOSTON (AP) - The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of m...
Dec 27, 2024
American defensive back Tyrique McGhee signs with Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - American defensive back Tyrique McGhee has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. McGhee signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft, spend...
Dec 27, 2024
Tugboats, crews try to refloat ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - A team of tugboats is being deployed to refloat a ship that has been stuck in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal since Christmas Eve. The Canadian Coast Guard says the attempt to ...
Dec 27, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Olympic hammer throw champion Katzberg is CP male athlete of the year
Ethan Katzberg, who won Canada's first-ever gold medal in men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics, has been voted The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press
Dec 27, 2024