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Benevides named defensive co-ordinator on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff
VANCOUVER - Mike Benevides is back as the B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator. Benevides assumes the role on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff, the Lions announced Thursday. Benevides had spent the las...
Jan 02, 2025
Famous orca mother carrying another dead calf after losing second infant: researchers
A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body. The Center for Whale Research says...
Jan 02, 2025
Playoff picture coming into focus at mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Lisa Weagle and John Epping locked up second place in Pool B at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, while the father-daughter team of Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to th...
Jan 02, 2025
Philadelphia Union hire Bradley Carnell as coach as MLS team tries to return to playoffs
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team's history on Thursday. The 47-year old Carnell spent two seasons as manager of...
Jan 02, 2025
Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation of his top cabinet minister, Chrystia Freeland, in mid-December. The bombshell mov...
Jan 02, 2025
Operation delayed to unload cargo from ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - An operation to off-load thousands of tonnes of corn from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend. The plan had been to sta...
Jan 02, 2025
Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian OL Gibbon to contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon to a one-year contract extension Thursday. The deal leaves Gibbon under contract with the CFL club through the 2026 sea...
Jan 02, 2025
Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army soldier, officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas ho...
Jan 02, 2025
Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was active-duty US Army solider, officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas ho...
Jan 02, 2025
Toronto rookie Jonathan Mogbo assigned to G-League's Raptors 905
TORONTO - Rookie forward Jonathan Mogbo has been assigned to the G-League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors. Raptors 905 will host the Austin Spurs on Friday at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Missi...
Jan 02, 2025