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Ex-water polo coach convicted in college admissions bribery
BOSTON (AP) - A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California was found guilty Friday in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. A federal jury in Boston convict...
Apr 08, 2022
Oilers winger Evander Kane fined for kneeing Kings defenceman Sean Durzi
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for kneeing. The incident involving Kings defenceman Sean Durzi occurred in the second period of Thursday's game in Lo...
Apr 08, 2022
Police official on leave amid probe over Ronald Greene death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Under increasing pressure from state lawmakers, the head of Louisiana State Police placed his second-in-command on leave Friday while an investigation continues into the wiping of c...
Apr 08, 2022
Joe Davis named Fox's lead baseball voice after Buck leaves
Joe Davis is no stranger to succeeding legendary baseball voices. In 2017, he took over from Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully on Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts. He's since emerged as one of the top br...
Apr 08, 2022
Federal budget for child care good start, but more needed: advocates
OTTAWA - Feminist advocates say the federal budget doesn't fully account for the challenges in scaling up child-care systems across the country. Morna Ballantyne, executive director of advocacy group ...
Apr 08, 2022
Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Spencer Martin to one-way, two-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Spencer Martin to a two-year, one-way contract. The one-way deal suggests Martin is a strong candidate to back up starter Thatcher Demko next s...
Apr 08, 2022
Potential merger with Cumberland and Parkland Colleges should be paused: SGEU
A provincial union is asking for a potential merger of two colleges to be put on hold.In a release issued Thursday, the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) is asking the Cumberl...
Apr 08, 2022
Vaive on Matthews setting Leafs single-season goal record: 'I hope he gets to 65'
TORONTO - Rick Vaive knew his record wouldn't stand forever. The hometown of the Toronto Maple Leafs player to eventually surpass him was the surprise - at least until recently. "If someone had told m...
Apr 08, 2022
Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares "moment of real change'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, hailing "a moment of real change in Amer...
Apr 08, 2022
The government has committed $5.3 billion to establish dental care, what comes next?
OTTAWA - The Liberal budget laid out money for a new dental care program Thursday, but not necessarily a plan. Now that $5.3 billion is on the table, the government has just shy of nine months to dril...
Apr 08, 2022