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COLLINS: Is it just me or is it a more sombre holiday season this year?
MAYBE IT'S THE FACT that I spent most of this year in hospital, or maybe it's the seniors' dilemma of trying to keep the wolf away from the door, but it seems that there's a lot more on people's minds...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian men unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in final FIFA rankings of 2024
The Canadian men go into 2025 unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings. The new numbers released Thursday offer little movement. While there were 1,181 men's internationals in 2024...
Dec 19, 2024
Texas-based Friedkin Group completes purchase of Premier League team Everton
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments includ...
Dec 19, 2024
Putin opens his annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his marathon news conference and call-in show, an annual event he has used to reinforce his authority and demonstrate sweeping control o...
Dec 19, 2024
In the news today: Canada Post to start taking commercial mail again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post to start accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations Canada Post is set to sta...
Dec 19, 2024
No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks
CALGARY - Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day in January 1990 and heading over to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to watch people skating. "All of a s...
Dec 19, 2024
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes and all other charges against him in France
AVIGNON, France (AP) - A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him. The verdict for 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot w...
Dec 19, 2024
'Running in fear': Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event
When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal lu...
Dec 19, 2024
'Running in fear': Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event
When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal lu...
Dec 19, 2024
French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido. Marcon will overfly the area ...
Dec 19, 2024
