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Teenage winger Theo Corbeanu makes Canada soccer history with Wolves debut
LONDON - Theo Corbeanu became the youngest Canadian to feature in England's Premier League when he came off the bench in Wolves' 2-0 loss Sunday at Tottenham. Corbeanu, a winger from Hamilton, Ont., w...
May 16, 2021
Sign language interpretation to be piloted during meeting with Community and Social Services
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta will pilot American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation on its broadcast during the May 18 meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts with the Ministry of ...
May 16, 2021
Yankees staffer tests positive for COVID; Hicks goes on IL
BALTIMORE (AP) - The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday. Boone did no...
May 16, 2021
The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Ben Wallace was once undrafted and unknown. Chris Bosh's...
May 16, 2021
Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24-pack of Pilsner
OTTAWA - Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting to talk about his party's climate plan have slowed. One month ago, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill was ...
May 16, 2021
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip's militant Hamas ruler...
May 16, 2021
People with disabilities even more alone during pandemic: cerebral palsy spokeswoman
YELLOWKNIFE - Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or hanging out with friends, but since the start of the pandemic he's mostly been at home. The 16-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and ...
May 16, 2021
Where the streets have explorers' names, some Halifax residents call for change
HALIFAX - When builders created Halifax's distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, C...
May 16, 2021
Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24-pack of Pilsner
OTTAWA - Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting to talk about his party's climate plan have slowed. One month ago, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill was ...
May 16, 2021
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip's militant Hamas ruler...
May 16, 2021