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Moreno, Albazi take different roads to UFC Fight Night main event in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno has pretty much done it all in the UFC. The 30-year-old Mexican has been cut by the promotion, won and lost the flyweight title and then won and lost the ...
Nov 1, 2024
Impact of Vince Carter still felt in Canadian recreational basketball
TORONTO - Glen Grunwald's expectations were low for Vince Carter's pre-draft workout with the Toronto Raptors. Not because Carter didn't have the skills or athleticism to be an impact player - he had ...
Nov 1, 2024
Palestinian hospitals: Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza rises to 25 as more bodies recovered
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, hospital officials said Friday. ...
Nov 1, 2024
Palestinian hospitals: Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza rises to 25 as more bodies recovered
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hospital officials in Gaza said on Friday that the death toll from Israeli strikes on the central parts of the territory the day before has risen from 16 to 25 as more...
Nov 1, 2024
New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother
Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war. Growing up...
Nov 1, 2024
Bisons hope to give coach Dobie's career a storybook ending with a Vanier Cup title
WINNIPEG - Spending part of his childhood living in a bunkhouse without running water impacted Brian Dobie's outlook on life. The University of Manitoba football coach gained an understanding that eve...
Nov 1, 2024
In the news today: Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Alberta premier braces for crucial party vote Thousands of members of Alberta's governing United Conservative ...
Nov 1, 2024
Canada's youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave
A convict who became Canada 's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in...
Nov 1, 2024
Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote
TORONTO - Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S. presidential election expect to gather in bars and living rooms to watch the votes roll in Tuesday, but many say the usual fanfare of watch parti...
Nov 1, 2024
Canada's youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave
A convict who became Canada 's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in...
Nov 1, 2024
