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Man United loses 3-0 at home to Bournemouth for second straight season as Chelsea held by Everton
Manchester United was beaten 3-0 at home by Bournemouth for the second straight season in the Premier League to continue Ruben Amorim's turbulent start at Old Trafford, while title-chasing Chelsea was...
Dec 22, 2024

Phillies acquire left-hander Jesús Luzardo from Marlins in exchange for prospects
MIAMI (AP) - The Phillies acquired left-hander Jess Luzardo from the Miami Marlins on Sunday, the team announced. Miami received two prospects, outfielder Emaarion Boyd and infielder Starlyn Caba. Phi...
Dec 22, 2024

Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine i...
Dec 22, 2024

Canada's Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell beaten at world darts championship in London
LONDON - England's Ryan (Heavy Metal) Searle knocked Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell out of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship with a 3-0 second-round win Sunday. Seale is the tournament's ...
Dec 22, 2024

RCMP still looking for information about wanted Prince George man
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: This person is no longer wanted by police.Earlier: The RCMP are still on the lookout for a 44-year-old Prince George man, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.It's the second...
Dec 22, 2024

Canada's efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress in 2024
CALGARY - Steps to make Canadian sports safer were made in 2024, but to what end? A national commission began cross-country public consultations, an online registry of people sanctioned or under inves...
Dec 22, 2024

Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too
When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he...
Dec 22, 2024

'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year. The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan. 4 of a 1983 murder for which he and his f...
Dec 22, 2024

Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence
OTTAWA - The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity," involving violence targeted at familie...
Dec 22, 2024

RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book
OTTAWA - As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books. But he also had tasks his party comrad...
Dec 22, 2024