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Manitoba government follows other provinces in restricting cellphone use in schools
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is following other provinces in restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms beginning this school year. There is to be a ban for students in kindergarten to Grad...
Aug 15, 2024

Mauricio Pochettino negotiating to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. soccer coach, AP source says
Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. Soccer Federation are working toward a deal for him to become the men's national team coach, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Pochett...
Aug 15, 2024

Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones bullish about future of 21st-ranked Canadian men
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones is feeling bullish about his team these days. Its qualifying road to the 2027 World Cup has been set and the 21st-ranked Canadian men's schedule is filling up, starti...
Aug 15, 2024

Quebec premier François Legault on defensive for his response to torrential rainfall
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is defending himself for not having visited flood-stricken communities until almost one week after torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads acro...
Aug 15, 2024

Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, a la...
Aug 15, 2024

Montreal police called in to investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city's east end. Oil slicks were discovered off the Pointe-aux-Trembles distr...
Aug 15, 2024

Canada jumps two spots to No. 5 in FIBA men's basketball rankings
MIES - Canada has risen two spots in the FIBA men's basketball rankings, despite failing to medal at the Paris Olympics. FIBA released the new rankings Thursday, with Canada moving up to No. 5. The Ca...
Aug 15, 2024

Medicine Hat's 'dirty laundry' aired in 'schoolyard dispute' hearing, observers say
A hearing for a judicial review of the sanctions placed by Medicine Hat's council on Mayor Linnsie Clark was described by a political expert as a "schoolyard dispute" and a former politician as an air...
Aug 15, 2024

Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Thursday morning that he still doesn't recognize Venezuelan counterpart Nicols Maduro as the winner of last month's presidential elec...
Aug 15, 2024

Wingback Max Ferrari set to celebrate 100th career game for York United FC
TORONTO - Growing up, Max Ferrari was told he was too small or too slow to excel at soccer. "Not really talked about when I was younger, getting looked off a lot, I think, was a good thing in the end ...
Aug 15, 2024