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Streveler back and focused on winning

Chris Streveler almost feels like he never left. It’s been more than four years since the gritty quarterback helped the Blue Bombers snap their Grey Cup drought and he’s been under contract with four...

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FIFA meets with women’s soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from...

FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015 and nine years later international soccer’s 211 member federations gather this week in Thailand with some of […]

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‘Very large impact’: Manitoba faces shortfall in cuts to labour market transfers

Skills training and workforce development advocates are up in arms over Ottawa’s decision to cut $625 million from programs that help people find jobs in sectors facing labour shortages. Manitoba […]

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Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday raised questions about a sheriff’s decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at the county jail, with one […]

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Knicks changing lineup for Game 5, will start McBride in three-guard lineup

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are changing their starting lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, starting Deuce McBride on Tuesday night in a three-guard […]

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With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost...

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The College Football Playoff snub of unbeaten Florida State is still a fresh wound for the entire Atlantic Coast Conference. “To me, there’s a lot […]

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Kinew lifts ‘veil of secrecy’ from Big Tobacco talks: advocate

While the Tories blasted Premier Wab Kinew for talking publicly about the pending Big Tobacco settlement — and claimed he had put Manitoba’s share at risk by potentially violating a […]

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Federal funds to improve safe ‘one-stop shop’ for traumatized kids, families

Instead of a loud, intimidating, harshly lit environment full of people wearing uniforms or hospital scrubs, traumatized kids at the Toba Centre are welcomed into a space designed to make […]

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Biden administration is moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, two congressional aides […]

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Bronny James says he’s ‘grateful’ to have NBA dream in reach after health...

CHICAGO (AP) — Bronny James still has some lingering fears. He also has big dreams. Nearly a year after going into cardiac arrest during a workout, he is close to […]

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Evacuated residents worry about their fate as repairs set to begin on rotting...

For more than six years, Des Kappel and his Chihuahua, Nemo, lived in a two-bedroom apartment on Portage Avenue. Now, the pair are stranded in a hotel near the airport. […]

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3-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer transferred to the 60-day injured list by...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season […]

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Connor Ingram wins the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to...

Connor Ingram, the goaltender who shared his battle with an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder that led him to drink to cope with anxiety and has blossomed into a full-time NHL player, […]

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North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health […]

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John Wallace, Louisville’s career leader in field goals and attempts, dies....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Louisville place kicker John Wallace, whose school-record 66 career field goals included two in a 2013 Sugar Bowl upset of Florida, has died. He was […]

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Most of the world is living under eroding democratic accountability

The world’s 12 most populous countries saw declines in a global index measuring democratic accountability. This democratic backsliding could turn into a slippery slope leading to more deterioration,...

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It’s not a rock, it’s the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors...

It’s not a rock. It’s the Athens Rock Lobsters. Ah-ahh-ahhh-ahhhhh! The minor league hockey team that will begin play next season in the home of the University of Georgia paid […]

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Coyotes goaltender Ingram named Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy winner

NEW YORK – Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram has been named the winner of the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy. The award recognizes the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of […]

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‘Mind-boggling’ 68 dogs covered in waste rescued from inside filthy Richmond...

Animal Services staff rescued nearly six dozen dogs living in shocking, filthy conditions inside a Richmond West home early Wednesday. It was the largest animal seizure in the city’s history. […]

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$20/h minimum wage ‘cautionary’ tale: CFIB report

Should minimum wage hit $20 per hour, upwards of 23,000 small Manitoba businesses would risk becoming unprofitable, a new Canadian Federation of Independent Business report concludes. The findings come...

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