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The Pittsburgh Steelers make star linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL's highest-paid defender
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers made star outside linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL's highest-paid defensive player on Thursday, signing him to a pact that will keep the perennial All-Pro in blac...
Jul 17, 2025
B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs amid off-label use for weight loss
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs to curb their off-label use for weight loss and preserve supply for people who are diabetic. The limits o...
Jul 17, 2025
Ottawa Redblacks' linebacker Adarius Pickett back to being his disruptive self
Adarius Pickett is back to being his disruptive self. The veteran linebacker was enjoying a solid first campaign with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024 before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury. But...
Jul 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Search of Manitoba landfill for more remains of slain women concludes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women killed in 2022 has finished. The province began searching the Prairie Green Land...
Jul 17, 2025
Maple Leafs acquire forward Dakota Joshua from Canucks for 2028 fourth-round pick
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Thursday. In exchange, the Canucks receive a 2028 fourth-round draft pick. Joshua h...
Jul 17, 2025
School bus crash in southwest England leaves 1 student dead, 2 seriously injured
LONDON (AP) - A bus carrying middle school children overturned and slid on its roof down a steep embankment in southwest England on Thursday, killing one student and seriously injuring two, authoritie...
Jul 17, 2025
Toronto's 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces first-degree murder charge in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man convicted in Toronto's fatal 2005 Boxing Day shootout has been charged with murder in Montreal. Jeremiah Valentine, 43, faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing this week...
Jul 17, 2025
Non-binary person's U.S. deportation paused due to risks faced by LGBTQ+ people
OTTAWA - A non-binary person is being allowed to temporarily remain in Canada after removal proceedings were stayed by a judge who said an immigration officer did not consider the potential dangers fa...
Jul 17, 2025
British Open brings rain, sun, wind and Scottie Scheffler in range of the lead
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - The British Open had a little bit of everything Thursday, from sunshine to rain, a breeze to strong gusts. And no surprise, it had Scottie Scheffler never too far fro...
Jul 17, 2025
Louisiana cancels $3B repair coastal restoration funded by Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is officially halting a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement money, state and federal agencies confirmed Thursday. The Mid-B...
Jul 17, 2025
