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Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family’s Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. He decided to make it look like the doll, named Elfie, had painted on their kitchen wall. Neesley used Tootsie Rolls to build an elf-size ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German clubs set up their own women’s league grouping in split with soccer federation
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — Just a day after Germany was picked to host the 2029 European Championship in women’s soccer, its top clubs have split with the national soccer federation over how to run the women’s league. In a surprise announcement, the 14 clubs in the women’s Bundesliga said they would go ahead with founding an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Clooney reflects on fame, failure and a life in movies with ‘Jay Kelly’
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
George Clooney is not Jay Kelly. That much he is sure of. But when a famous movie star of a certain age decides to take on a role as a famous movie star of a certain age, full of regrets and realizing that he’s missed out on so much of his own life in pursuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK Sport launches AI app to try and protect athletes from social media abuse
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The British body that funds Olympic and Paralympic sports has launched an app powered by artificial intelligence to try and protect athletes from social media abuse. The app, called Social Protect, detects and removes abusive comments on social media in real time, UK Sport said on Thursday. The app allows “athletes to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning sign Ryan McDonagh to a 3-year, $12.3M contract extension
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension worth $12.3 million. General manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Thursday. McDonagh will be 37 when the new contract kicks in that counts $4.1 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 NHL season. McDonagh helped the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier sit third at Grand Prix Final
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
NAGOYA — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit third after the rhythm dance at the Grand Prix Final. They scored 82.89 points early Thursday as the event brings together the world’s top six in each discipline. Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead with 88.74, ahead of Montreal’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reitan leads Nedbank Golf Challenge after opening with a 63
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Kristoffer Reitan made 10 birdies in a 9-under 63 to take a three-shot lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on the European tour on Thursday. The Norwegian golfer earned a first PGA Tour card at the end of last season but is beginning the 2026 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dukes for Duke: No. 19 James Madison’s CFP hopes could hinge on Blue Devils winning ACC
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
James Madison coach Bob Chesney and athletic director Matt Roan didn’t know until after the team’s charter flight home from Saturday’s lopsided win at Coastal Carolina that California was threatening to upset visiting SMU — a game with a potential impact reaching all the way across the country to the Dukes’ campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMC Entertainment CEO remains in charge of world’s largest theater chain after stroke
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron suffered a minor stroke last month but is recovering rapidly and will continue to lead the world’s biggest movie theater chain, the company said Thursday. Aron, 71, suffered the stroke while on a business trip in London, where he immediately received emergency medical care, the company said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Macron vows to fight for French journalist’s release in Algeria after court appeal fails
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to keep fighting for the release of a sports journalist held in Algeria. An Algerian appeals court upheld on Wednesday a seven-year prison sentence for French sportswriter Christophe Gleizes, who was convicted of “glorifying terrorism,” quashing hopes for an early release. Macron “will continue to take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a messy, un-scary sequel
By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025
How do you top “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the video game movie adaptation about murderous anthropomorphic robots? If it’s a battle for insipid nonsense, the answer is blindingly clear: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.” The sequel builds on the un-scary, un-funny bones of the 2023 original by expanding the Freddy’s Cinematic Universe with an even ... Read More »
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