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Second-year defensive back Jackson looking forward to competitive Elks camp
Kordell Jackson isn't standing pat. The 25-year-old American defensive back started 16 games as a rookie last season with the Edmonton Elks. But with the franchise's deep dive into free agency -- and ...
Mar 10, 2025

Prosecutor's office says case of a California judge charged in wife's death has ended in a mistrial
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife has ended in a mistrial, the prosecutor's office said. Jurors in a Santa Ana courtroo...
Mar 10, 2025

Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized
ROME (AP) - Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment...
Mar 10, 2025

Whitecap Resources, Veren team up on $15 billion deal
Oil and gas producers Whitecap Resources Inc. and Veren Inc. are joining forces in a $15-billion deal to create the biggest landholder in two Alberta shale formations. Under the all-stock transaction,...
Mar 10, 2025

Conservative candidate drops out of race for Ontario seat as election looms
OTTAWA - The Conservative candidate for a northern Ontario riding has dropped out just weeks ahead of an expected election, citing issues with the local electoral district board. Cassidy Villeneuve, w...
Mar 10, 2025

B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Americans can "keep their watery beer" as he announces an expansion of the U.S. alcohol ban from provincial liquor stores. The province had removed a...
Mar 10, 2025

Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country's northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed...
Mar 10, 2025

LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who admitted to killing their parents at th...
Mar 10, 2025

Reality is setting in for new Florida Panther Brad Marchand, who's excited for a potential Cup run
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand wore something with his new team's logo on it for the first time Sunday night. He was FaceTiming his kids. There was a Florida Panthers hat on the table in f...
Mar 10, 2025

Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn confirms HGH use late in his career, report says
Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn has confirmed he used human growth hormone to recover from a nagging knee injury late in his career. The 1995 American League MVP told The Athletic in a recent inte...
Mar 10, 2025