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Oilers sign hometown prospect Tyler Benson to one-year, two-way contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth US$750,000 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton's second-rou...
Aug 11, 2021
CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy as delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-t...
Aug 11, 2021
More than 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses now stockpiled in Canadian freezers
OTTAWA - Canada has gone from being desperate for every dose of vaccine it could get to stockpiling millions of them in freezers across the country. Data on vaccine deliveries, distribution and inject...
Aug 11, 2021
Three people in hospital after polar bear attack near Nunavut community
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Three people are in hospital after they were attacked by a polar bear in Nunavut's Baffin region. RCMP say the three were badly injured but are expected to recover. Officers were di...
Aug 11, 2021
Former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made right decision
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made the right decision not to seek re-election. Eileen Clarke says in a statement on social media that she feel...
Aug 11, 2021
Jets sign veteran defencemen Neal Pionk to four-year, $23.5M deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran defenceman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The team made the announcement in a statement, noting the 26-year-old blue l...
Aug 11, 2021
New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - One of the year's most winning and c...
Aug 11, 2021
Canada condemns China after court sentences Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news confere...
Aug 11, 2021
Annual Perseids meteor shower lights up night sky
NANAIMO - The stars have aligned for unobstructed views of an annual meteor shower sending flashes of streaks through the overnight sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos said the Perseids mete...
Aug 11, 2021
Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forces
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia's government has designated a terrorist organization says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces who are now p...
Aug 11, 2021
