December 4th, 2025
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Hufnagel joins Argonauts as adviser following successful run in Calgary

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced Thursday that five-time Grey Cup winner John Hufnagel is joining the team as a special adviser to the general manager and head coach. Hufnagel comes to Toronto after a highly successful tenure with the Calgary Stampeders. He took over as head coach and general manager of the Stampeders in ... Read More »

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NFL mandates new playing surfaces for all stadiums by 2028 to enhance player safety

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

Each NFL stadium will have to install a new playing surface by the start of the 2028 season to meet standards set through lab and field testing. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for the program on Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited NFL fields” before the ... Read More »

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No. 3 Georgia will be looking to end No. 10 Alabama’s rivalry dominance in SEC championship game

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — After No. 3 Georgia closed an 11-1 regular season with its eighth straight win over Georgia Tech last week, coach Kirby Smart was asked about his senior class dominating its top rivals through four seasons. Smart replied with a reminder that Georgia Tech, Florida, Auburn and Tennessee do not form a complete ... Read More »

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Bologna snatches 2-1 win over Parma to reach Italian Cup quarterfinals, will face Milan or Lazio

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Substitute Santiago Castro’s last-gasp goal sent Bologna into the Italian Cup quarterfinals as the defending champion came from behind to beat Parma 2-1 on Thursday. Bologna, which won for the competition for the first time in 52 years last season, will face either AC Milan or Lazio, who were playing each ... Read More »

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John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid ‘civil war’

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

VICTORIA — John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., saying he quit to avert a “civil war” in the Opposition ranks. His departure came one day after he refused to resign in the face of a caucus revolt in which 20 MLAs representing a caucus majority said they had lost ... Read More »

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At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision contest as Israel’s participation sows discord

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

GENEVA (AP) — Public broadcasters from at least four countries — including Spain and the Netherlands — on Thursday pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete. The developments expose how political discord has taken center stage over a usually joyful celebrating harmony through music. The pullouts, ... Read More »

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Former MLSE boss Leiweke pardoned by Trump months after being indicted

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke on Wednesday, five months after his own justice department indicted the former president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Leiweke was indicted for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas. He had ... Read More »

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No. 16 Virginia savors breakout season with trip to ACC title game 3 years after shooting tragedy

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tony Elliott had just claimed the biggest win of his coaching career, leading No. 16 Virginia past rival Virginia Tech to clinch a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game. Yet as he stood at the podium for his postgame news conference, Elliott thanked three mothers before mentioning football. “This ... Read More »

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Kevin Patullo’s home vandalized, fans upset amid Eagles’ offensive struggles

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Patullo grasps that criticism comes with any coaching job in sports, especially in a no-nonsense sports city like Philadelphia. So, sure, Patullo might find a website encouraging the Eagles to fire their first-year offensive coordinator or a TikTok trend that has Eagles fans posting clips of a better “life before Kevin ... Read More »

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Water-contaminated fuel led to 2023 plane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

RICHMOND — Federal investigators say the use of fuel contaminated with water caused the failure of both engines in a plane that crashed on British Columbia’s central coast. The Transportation Safety Board says in a report that the Dec. 18, 2023, crash of a Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd. Grumman Goose seaplane happened shortly after the aircraft ... Read More »

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Players’ union files grievance with NWSL over rejection of offer to Trinity Rodman

By Canadian Press on December 4th, 2025

The National Women’s Soccer League Players’ Association has filed a grievance with the league for rejecting a contract offer extended to Trinity Rodman by the Washington Spirit. The union is alleging the league violated the collective bargaining agreement when it denied the Spirit’s four-year, multimillion-dollar deal to re-sign Rodman. “Trinity Rodman agreed to a compensation ... Read More »

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