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Northwestern Quebec helicopter crash victims identified as couple and their...

D’ELVERT LAKE – The Quebec coroner’s office has identified the three people who died in a helicopter crash late Sunday in the province’s northwest. Eighty-year-old Gérard Legault and 77-year-old Aurore...

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Illinois banking on transfers, experience to erase the memories of a...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ shot at playing in a bowl game last season evaporated with two-point losses in the final two games. Coach Bret Bielema is confident of a […]

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College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home […]

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No. 23 USC hopes defensive overhaul can spark College Football Playoff bid

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Offense was not the problem during Lincoln Riley’s first two seasons at Southern California. Even with 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams running the show, leading […]

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Veteran cornerback Houston among CFL leaders in interceptions with Stampeders

He’s wearing different colours, but Demerio Houston is still doing his thing. The Calgary Stampeders cornerback stands tied for second in the CFL in interceptions with four, two behind Saskatchewan’s […]

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Football independents Sacred Heart and Merrimack to play for Yankees...

The Pac-12 won’t be the only two-team conference in Division I football this season — sort of. Sacred Heart and Merrimack announced Wednesday that they will play for the Yankee […]

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What to know about the potential work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways

MONTREAL – A looming work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways could have widespread effects on everything from daily commutes to the movement of grain and fuel. Unless deals are […]

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Mall guard tells jurors he would not have joined confrontation that led to...

DETROIT (AP) — A security guard who was working at a Detroit-area mall in 2014 when five co-workers restrained a man told jurors Wednesday that he would not have joined […]

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Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees...

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice agreed Wednesday to pay a $1 million […]

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Yankees place rookie RHP Luis Gil on 15-day injured list with a strained...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back Wednesday, one day after exiting a start against the […]

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Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s...

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for...

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Bombers prepare to take on Ticats and ‘defensive mastermind’ Chris Jones

WINNIPEG – Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back is well aware Hamilton’s new senior […]

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Ex-politician tells a Nevada jury he didn’t kill a Las Vegas investigative...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area politician standing trial for the killing of an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him spent a rambling final hour speaking […]

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Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The golf course is not a threatened species in the Sunshine State — but the Florida scrub-jay is. And advocates are warning that life for the […]

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B.C.’s rental protection fund helps non-profits secure nearly 1,500 homes,...

VANCOUVER – A British Columbia government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and maintain affordable rents is on track to exceed its target of […]

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Parson says Ashcroft is blocking effort to ban unregulated THC because of...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday accused Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of thwarting an executive order to ban various forms of the cannabis compound THC […]

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Miguel Amaya hits his first career grand slam and drives in 5 as Cubs pound...

CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Amaya hit his first career grand slam and drove in a personal-best five runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-2 on Thursday to […]

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City police investigating threats against Jewish organizations

Winnipeg police confirmed they received several reports from local Jewish organizations about threatening emails Wednesday and deemed there was “no public risk.” B’nai Brith Canada said Wednesday that...

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The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding […]

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Province denies responsibility for COVID-stricken woman’s 2021 death in...

The provincial government argues it did nothing to cause injury or damages to an intensive-care patient who died after a failed attempt to airlift her to Ontario at the height […]

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