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Actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan among notable names to cameo as 'Nutcracker' cannon dolls

TORONTO - Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Olympic hockey players Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast are among the celebrities set to appear as cannon dolls in "The Nutcracker." The National Ballet...

Dec 05, 2022

Canadiens forward Gallagher out at least two weeks with lower-body injury

VANCOUVER - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Brendan Gallagher will miss at least two weeks with a lower-body injury. Gallagher missed games at Calgary and Edmonton last week because of the injury. ...

Dec 05, 2022

Canada's Ismael Kone leaves Montreal for England's Watford in wake of World Cup

Midfielder Ismael Kone is leaving CF Montreal for England's Watford, becoming the second member of Canada's World Cup squad to switch teams since leaving Qatar. Watford, which plays in England's secon...

Dec 05, 2022

Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday changed its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money...

Dec 05, 2022

McDavid, Cozens, Robertson named NHL's three stars of the week

NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens and Dallas Stars left-wing Jason Robertson have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. McDavid led the leag...

Dec 05, 2022

Croatia beats Japan in penalty shootout at World Cup

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) - Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three penalty kicks in his team's 3-1 win over Japan in a shootout at the World Cup on Monday, securing a return to the quarterfinals...

Dec 05, 2022

Redblacks fill out coaching staff, add Miles as defensive co-ordinator

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have named Barron Miles as their defensive co-ordinator for the upcoming CFL season. Miles returns to the CFL as a defensive co-ordinator after he was fired, along with h...

Dec 05, 2022

Richard Serra's art installation hard to miss in Qatar desert, once you get there

ZEKREET, QATAR - Art stands tall in the desert some 75 kilometres northwest of Doha. You need a rugged vehicle and no small resolve to find it, given signage is almost non-existent. The last few kilom...

Dec 05, 2022

Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It wa...

Dec 04, 2022

Hovland hangs on to become repeat winner of World Challenge

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Viktor Hovland led by four shots at the turn. No one got closer to him than two shots during the final nine holes at the Hero World Challenge. It sounds easy. Far from it. Hovla...

Dec 04, 2022