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Carmelo Anthony memoir coming out in September
NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony's life story includes a great deal besides basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star has a memoir coming out Sept. 14 that publisher Gallery Books is calling "raw and inspiration...
Apr 28, 2021
NWHL doubles salary cap to $300K, delays Montreal expansion
The National Women's Hockey League announced Wednesday it is doubling its salary cap to $300,000 for each of its six teams based on projections that it is making strides in achieving financial stabili...
Apr 28, 2021
AAA Sharks ink six for 2021-22 season
The Battlefords U18 AAA Sharks have announced six player signings over the past week, including three from within an hour and a half of the community, and another three from throughout the surrounding...
Apr 28, 2021
Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage
CHICAGO - Amid signs pointing "To Elevator" and advising drivers to "Take Parking Ticket With You," the Rhinemaidens lament the theft of their gold, Siegfried is murdered, and Brnnhilde drives off in ...
Apr 28, 2021
COVID-19-ravaged nursing homes and entering U.S. on a kayak: In The News for April 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 28 ... COVID-19 news we are watching in ...
Apr 28, 2021
EU lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade treaty
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders, their British counterparts and European businesses expressed hope Wednesday that the final ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal will open a new, positive era o...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa's support on child care: Advocates
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of achieving child care for $10 a day thanks to federal commitments announced last week, a longtime advocate fo...
Apr 28, 2021
Canada's spy service asks court to toss out employee's discrimination claim
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency is asking a court to toss out the claim of an employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. The Canadian Security Intelligence ...
Apr 28, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...
Apr 28, 2021
India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
NEW DELHI - India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms ...
Apr 27, 2021