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'I owe everything to her:' Bombers' Brady Oliveira credits success to mom Shani
WINNIPEG - When Shani Oliveira is told youngest son Brady proudly calls himself a "momma's boy," she pauses before she responds. Lifting her glasses, she wipes away a tear while talking about the Winn...
Nov 06, 2023

Veteran Ticats linebacker Lawrence not ready to retire just yet
HAMILTON - Simoni Lawrence isn't ready to call it a career just yet. The 34-year-old veteran linebacker said Monday he intends on playing in 2024. Lawrence's season ended Saturday with the Hamilton Ti...
Nov 06, 2023

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Monday set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. During ...
Nov 06, 2023

Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
Vancouver police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance and took "deliberate actions" to avoid it when he walked away from his Vancouver halfwa...
Nov 06, 2023

CP NewsAlert: At least one dead after fire at Canada's high commission in Nigeria
OTTAWA - At least one person is dead after a fire Monday at Canada's high commission in Nigeria, according to local fire officials. More coming. The Canadian Press <!-- Photo: 20231106111128-654914...
Nov 06, 2023

Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obta...
Nov 06, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays exercise two-year conditional club option on reliever Chad Green
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised their two-year conditional club option on right-hander Chad Green for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green missed the first five months of the season while r...
Nov 06, 2023

Paris looms for Canada's athletes as Pan American Games conclude
SANTIAGO - The athletes who have their literal golden ticket to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris from the Pan American Games plan to make the most of it. Vancouver breaker Philip Kim, also known a...
Nov 06, 2023

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday that the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her impriso...
Nov 06, 2023

In the news today: Canadians in Gaza still waiting to cross into Egypt
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No update on border crossing for Canadians in Gaza Canadians trapped in the Gaz...
Nov 06, 2023