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Canadian No. 1 goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe signs with Sweden's FC Rosengard
Canadian international goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe has left the North Carolina Courage for Sweden's FC Rosengard. The 34-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta., spent the last two seasons with North Carolina...
Dec 21, 2020
Melfort outdoor rink open, some changes due to COVID-19
A Melfort holiday tradition is back up and skating.The Melfort Kinsmen/Dale Frier Memorial Rink opened over the weekend, although there are some slight changes to its use amidst the coronavirus pandem...
Dec 21, 2020
Canada's preparation for world junior hockey championship continues to fluctuate
A Canadian team already short on game reps ahead of the world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton must recalibrate yet again with the cancellation of one of its two pre-tournament games.Wedne...
Dec 21, 2020
Ariana Grande announces engagement, shows ring on Instagram
LOS ANGELES - Ariana Grande has announced she is engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiance and her engagement ring. The "Rain on Me" singer posted the photos of her cuddling with Dalton Gome...
Dec 21, 2020
Iran urged not to squander chance to salvage nuclear deal
BERLIN - Countries trying to keep alive the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program agreed Monday to "positively address" the possibility of a U.S. return to the accord under the Biden administration. Ger...
Dec 21, 2020
Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island
HONOLULU - The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema'uma'u crater. The volcano is located within ...
Dec 21, 2020
German court convicts man of murder over synagogue attack
BERLIN - A German court on Monday convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism's h...
Dec 21, 2020
6 Hungarian parties join forces to try to defeat Orban
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Six Hungarian opposition parties have announced that they will unite in an effort to unseat Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling Fidesz party in 2022 national elections. The ...
Dec 21, 2020
New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa's resurgence
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country's current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospit...
Dec 21, 2020
EU regulator meets to discuss approval of COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM - The European Medicines Agency is meeting Monday to consider approving a coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer that would be the first to be authorized for use in the Europea...
Dec 21, 2020