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Hundreds of Nigerian students missing after attack on school
22LAGOS, Nigeria - Hundreds of Nigerian students are missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in the country's northwestern Katsina state, police said, while the president said the military wa...
Dec 13, 2020
Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard declares he's preparing for NFL draft
Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard says he's begun preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. The 21-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., announced the news on Twitter Sunday. Hubbard says he's dreamed of play...
Dec 13, 2020
Master of espionage John le Carre dies at 89
LONDON - John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was...
Dec 13, 2020
22 new deaths as Alberta surpasses 80,000 cases of COVID-19
Twenty-two new COVID-19-related deaths are being reported in Alberta Sunday, making this the province's single deadliest 24 hours since the pandemic began in early March.The death toll is now 719, up ...
Dec 13, 2020
Vancouver Canucks sign forward Tyler Graovac to one-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Tyler Graovac to a one-year, two-way deal. The team announced the move Sunday, but did not release the value of the contract. Graovac, 27, played ...
Dec 13, 2020
Man shot by police after shooting at Manhattan cathedral
NEW YORK - A man was shot by police after shots rang out at the end of a Christmas choral concert on the steps of a Manhattan cathedral Sunday afternoon. It's unclear if the gunman was killed and poli...
Dec 13, 2020
Researchers aim to use artificial intelligence to save endangered whales in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Researchers are aiming to "teach" a computer to recognize the sounds of resident killer whales in order to develop a warning system for preventing ships from fatally striking endangered or...
Dec 13, 2020
FC Dallas sends Canadian defender Callum Montgomery to Minnesota United
DALLAS - FC Dallas has traded Canadian defender Callum Montgomery to Minnesota United FC in exchange for a fourth round draft pick in 2022. Dallas could receive up to US$50,000 in general allocation m...
Dec 13, 2020
School Resource Officer program continuing at Clearview Public
Clearview Public Schools is extending its school resource officer (SRO) agreement.The agreement was set to end on Dec. 31, 2020 after the division gave one-year notice last December that it would be w...
Dec 13, 2020
US Women's Open pushed to Monday because of thunderstorms
HOUSTON - The latest U.S. Women's Open on the calendar will last one more day because of relentless rain that drenched Champions Golf Club and forced the USGA to suspend the final round until Monday. ...
Dec 13, 2020