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Air force reporting progress in fight for pilots as COVID-19 ravages airlines
OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force is reporting progress in his long-running fight to recruit and retain more pilots. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Lt.-Gen. Al Meinzinge...
Dec 28, 2021
Canada's Justin Sourdif suspended one game at world junior men's hockey championship
EDMONTON - Canadian forward Justin Sourdif was suspended one game Tuesday at the world junior men's hockey championship because of an illegal check. Sourdif of Richmond, B.C., served the suspension Tu...
Dec 28, 2021
Atletico Ottawa parts ways with Spain's Mista after two years at the CPL club's helm
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has parted ways with Mista, the Canadian Premier League team's inaugural coach. The Spaniard, whose full name is Miguel Angel Ferrer Martinez, was hired in February 2020 just ...
Dec 28, 2021
West Ham thrashes Watford 4-1, up to 5th in Premier League
WATFORD, England (AP) - West Ham ended a five-match winless run in all competitions by securing a 4-1 victory in the Premier League on Tuesday over a depleted Watford team that was playing its first g...
Dec 28, 2021
U.S. forfeits world junior hockey game to Swiss because of COVID-19 quarantine
EDMONTON - Defending champion United States forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship because two players tested positive for COVID-19. The American te...
Dec 28, 2021
Canada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says she still sees a need for the government's cornerstone children's benefit even in a Canada with a national daycare system. Families M...
Dec 28, 2021
Experts open time capsule found at Gen. Lee statue site
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Conservation experts in Virginia's capital have opened a time capsule - the second this month - found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Rob...
Dec 28, 2021
Edmonton Elks name CFL legend Geroy Simon assistant general manager
The Edmonton Elks have added Geroy Simon, one of the Canadian Football League's all-time great receivers, to the club's front-office staff. The 46-year-old Simon will serve as assistant general manage...
Dec 28, 2021
Nets' Irving clears NBA protocols, Hawks add to COVID list
Kyrie Irving is a step closer to making his season debut. The Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Irving, along with Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge, have cleared the NB...
Dec 28, 2021
Norwich loses again, stays last in EPL heading into 2022
LONDON (AP) - Norwich will head into 2022 in last place in the Premier League after losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace on Tuesday for its fifth straight defeat. First-half goals from Odsonne Edouard, Jean-P...
Dec 28, 2021