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Colorado gay club shooting suspect charged with hate crimes
DENVER (AP) - The suspect accused of entering a Colorado Springs gay nightclub and killing five people and wounding 17 others was formally charged with hate crimes as well as murder on Tuesday. Invest...
Dec 06, 2022

Jays reliever Jordan Romano wins Tip O'Neill Award as top Canadian player for 2022
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year. The award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of F...
Dec 06, 2022

Canfor temporarily reducing Canadian production due to weak market conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to what it says are very weak market conditions. The Vancouver-based company says there will be curtailments at all of its ...
Dec 06, 2022

South Kam grad Kelly Olynyk has number retired by Gonzaga men's basketball
SPOKANE, WA. - Kamloops' NBA player Kelly Olynyk was honoured at the collegiate level Monday (Dec. 5) night.Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, retired Olynyk's No. 13 jersey number in front of a ...
Dec 06, 2022

Wilfried Nancy leaves CF Montreal to take over as head coach of the Columbus Crew
MONTREAL - Wilfried Nancy, a finalist for MLS coach of the year, has left CF Montreal to take over the Columbus Crew. The 45-year-old Nancy succeeds Caleb Porter, who was fired one day after the regul...
Dec 06, 2022

England rugby coach Eddie Jones fired after poor run
LONDON (AP) - England coach Eddie Jones was fired on Tuesday, less than a year out from the Rugby World Cup. Jones, who took charge after the 2015 World Cup, led England to the final of the tournament...
Dec 06, 2022

ROTHENBURGER: No kudos to Liquor Branch for reversing its ill-advised Red Kettle ban
BC LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION should be embarrassed with its decision not to allow Red Shield kettles at any of its locations during this year's Christmas season. Sure, the liquor branch reversed that decisi...
Dec 06, 2022

Former Jays broadcaster Howarth a first-time nominee for prestigious Frick award
Basketball connections helped set Jerry Howarth on a path to the baseball big leagues, a journey that included a 36-year run as a radio broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays. Howarth was recently rewa...
Dec 06, 2022

In The News for Dec. 6 : Consumer debt climbing in Canada
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 06, 2022

Russian airfield hit, a day after drone strikes on bases
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A fire broke out early Tuesday at an airport in Russia's southern Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, the regional governor reported, blaming a drone attack. The fire occurred th...
Dec 06, 2022

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