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Veteran Mike Miller continues to thrive as Winnipeg Blue Bombers special-teams ace
HAMILTON - Mike Miller has brought a lot of attention to one of pro football's most unheralded jobs. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fullback was the CFL's special-teams tackles leader this season with 25. ...
Dec 10, 2021

Bombers, Ticats arrive at Grey Cup with far more than football on their resumes
HAMILTON - Need a car? Hamilton offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg has connections. Financial advice? Try Winnipeg linebacker Adam Bighill. Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson has his com...
Dec 10, 2021

Quebec board wrong to hire teacher who wore hijab given secularism law: Legault
MONTREAL - Premier Franois Legault says a school board in western Quebec should not have hired a teacher who wore a hijab. Legault told reporters today in Quebec City the province's secularism law, kn...
Dec 10, 2021

Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-televi...
Dec 10, 2021
Samuel Takakenew sentenced for accessory charge in Laverdiere case
A man facing a charge connected to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact to murder. Samuel Takakenew, 37, who appeared in Co...
Dec 10, 2021

Bettman: NHL continues to have 'real concerns' regarding Olympic participation
MANALAPAN, Fla. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says concerns over "a whole host of issues" regarding the league's participation at the Beijing Olympics remain with less than 60 days until the opening...
Dec 10, 2021

Nipawin showcases indigenous artwork
Nipawin's main road is now decorated with the artwork of a local Indigenous artist.Horton Severight, with the help of Reconciliation Nipawin, unveiled six paintings on Dec. 9 that represent different ...
Dec 10, 2021

Father of man imprisoned in Syria says there's no evidence 'he's done anything wrong'
OTTAWA - John Letts says he's on a mission to save his son Jack's life, but also to change the way people think about him. Letts, who lives in England, is in Ottawa this week to press federal official...
Dec 10, 2021

Woman receives prison sentence for death of man near Big River First Nation
A woman who drove a man with a fractured rib to an isolated location, where he later died from hypothermia, has received a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. Karyle Morin, 21, entered a guilty plea ...
Dec 10, 2021

Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential COVID-19 exposure
OTTAWA - Marci Ien, minister for women and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person event where she may have come in contact with several COVID-19 cases. Jo...
Dec 10, 2021