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Oilers captain McDavid tests positive for COVID-19, team awaiting more results
TORONTO - Edmonton captain Connor McDavid was held out of practice Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, leaving his availability for the Oilers' game Wednesday night in Toronto in dobut. The t...
Jan 4, 2022
Armani cancels men's Milan show, Paris haute couture
ROME (AP) - Designer Giorgio Armani said Tuesday he was cancelling his Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani men's fashion shows in Milan this month and his Prive haute couture show in Paris because of so...
Jan 4, 2022
Eriksen eyes comeback from cardiac arrest, targets World Cup
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Christian Eriksen is targeting a comeback from his cardiac arrest to play for Denmark in the World Cup in November. The 29-year-old Eriksen has not played since collapsing d...
Jan 4, 2022
RCMP lay second-degree murder charge in death of Langford, B.C., woman
LANGFORD, B.C. - RCMP on Vancouver Island say a 27-year-old man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder following a slaying in Langford, B.C. An unnamed woman was found dead in a home ...
Jan 4, 2022
Recent positive COVID-19 tests have James, Radford unsure if they'll skate at trials
Recent positive COVID-19 tests could keep Vanessa James and Eric Radford out of Canadian figure skating's Olympic trials this week. Canada's top-ranked pair team this season revealed on a conference c...
Jan 4, 2022
Thompson-Nicola Regional Library & Interior Savings offer ‘Internet to Go’ for flood-affected Merritt residents
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) is launching a new pilot program, Interior Savings Internet to Go kits, for Merritt residents affected by the Coldwater River flood.Starting...
Jan 4, 2022
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard's sex assault trial postponed again due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, has once again seen his sexual assault trial postponed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Hoggard was initially set to s...
Jan 4, 2022
Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron surges
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing ...
Jan 4, 2022
Zelinka, Pendrel bring wealth of experience as top athletes to coaching careers
Jessica Zelinka was among the finest female athletes on the planet in the heptathlon, an event that requires excellence across seven different running, jumping and throwing disciplines. Yet, when the ...
Jan 4, 2022
Matthews returns negative COVID-19 test, not ruled out for meeting with Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned a negative result for COVID-19 on a PCR test one day after a rapid test came back positive. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the team is awaiting furth...
Jan 4, 2022
