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Royals and All-Star 3B Maikel Garcia agree to 5-year contract, AP source says
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract is pending a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!15 extortion suspects are seeking refugee status, Canada’s border agency says
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
The Canada Border Services Agency says 15 foreigners facing extortion charges have applied for refugee status in Canada. The statement from CBSA neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details about their applications, but Surrey, B.C. Mayor Brenda Locke says she’s “appalled” to learn the suspects are claiming refugee status to evade deportation. Locke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buccaneers’ terrible loss to the Falcons makes Todd Bowles’ seat even hotter
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going through the type of freefall that ends up costing coaches and players their jobs. Turning a 28-14 fourth-quarter lead into a 29-28 loss to Atlanta on Thursday night was the latest debacle during a stretch where the team has dropped five of the last six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. follows his father’s footsteps to the UFC
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Lance Gibson Jr. was eating a late dinner Monday when the call came, telling him to pack his bags and be ready to jump on a plane because the UFC might need him on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. “I was running around, grabbing all my gear … the main stuff I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inspired by Philip Rivers, Jets coach Aaron Glenn jokes about making a comeback at 53
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Glenn is ready to call it a comeback, too. OK, not really. But the New York Jets coach, who last played in the NFL in 2008, was inspired by quarterback Philip Rivers coming out of retirement to sign this week and possibly start Sunday for Indianapolis at Seattle. Glenn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threat of equine virus looms over major rodeo event in Las Vegas
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and then lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers. But an equine virus outbreak this year has loomed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore, who was abruptly fired this week as the University of Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said. Moore has spent two nights in jail following his firing and subsequent arrest Wednesday. The 39-year-old coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exploding nitrous oxide canisters no laughing matter for garbage collection
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, sold under the guise of whip cream chargers are increasingly showing up at Metro Vancouver waste facilities, and they’re causing dangerous explosions. The regional district says it wants people to safely dispose of the canisters, which were recently flagged for recall by Health Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombardier wins $753M contract to replace RCAF’s Challengers
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will purchase six Global 6500 jets to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s remaining Challenger aircraft, which are used to shuttle around VIPs like the prime minister and Governor General. The contract is expected to run $753 million and also covers pilot training and maintenance. Ottawa says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan State’s Tom Izzo gets $1 million raise and is the highest-paid coach in Big Ten
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo is getting a $1 million raise in his 5-year contract that automatically renews annually, a boost that makes him the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten with a salary of about $7.2 million. The school said Friday that its Board of Trustees had approved the raise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Handle with care: Moving centuries-old Hudson’s Bay charter a delicate operation
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TORONTO — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the royal charter that created Canada’s oldest company was loaded onto a private plane in Toronto. Protected by a durable case that was not too hot, not too cold and sheltered from bright light, the 350-year-old document that birthed the Hudson’s Bay Co. made its way ... Read More »
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