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World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65. Jones was diagnosed with cancer in early 2023. Her son Luke announced she died Tuesday morning in a post on X, formerly Twitter. A Halifax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steelers working with ‘great optimism’ that QB Aaron Rodgers will return against Buffalo
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist could play on Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Buffalo Bills. The 41-year-old Rodgers practiced in a limited capacity last week, but ended up watching Pittsburgh’s 31-28 loss to Chicago from the sideline in sweatpants after Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to make Rodgers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Legendary curler, broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65.
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bring the juice: Arizona and Arizona State riding high heading into Territorial Cup
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Territorial Cup will be brimming with juice this year. A rivalry dating to the McKinley presidency will take a massive uptick in intensity on Friday night, when Arizona faces Arizona State in one of the most anticipated Territorial Cup games in a decade. Both teams are on the upswing, both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$50K reward to help find Liam Toman, Ontario man last seen at Quebec ski resort town
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Montreal non-profit is offering up to $50,000 for information that could help find an Ontario man who went missing in the Mont-Tremblant, Que., area in February. Liam Toman, 22, disappeared around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal following a night out with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen to miss road trip for personal reasons
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be down yet another player for their upcoming four-game road trip. General manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday that goalie Kevin Lankinen will not travel with the team “due to personal reasons.” Vancouver has called up netminder Jiri Patera from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions. He’ll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBSA, PMO say they were not involved in MP announcing ban on Belfast band Kneecap
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency and the Prime Minister’s Office say they were not involved in an Ontario Liberal MP’s announcement that members of the Belfast band Kneecap were banned from entering Canada. Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combating crime, released a social media video in September announcing the ban in response to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs call on feds to bring back bill criminalizing coercive behaviour in relationships
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee want the government to criminalize coercive behaviour in intimate relationships. The committee members, representing multiple parties, issued a report today following a committee study on the issue of coercive control. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu says coercive behaviour in relationships can include things like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s groups criticize Liberals over delay of key firearms measure
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — More than a dozen women’s advocacy groups are denouncing what they call federal government inaction on a gun control measure designed to save lives. In a statement issued today, the organizations chastise the Liberals for failing to bring into force a key provision in firearms legislation passed almost two years ago. The measure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women suffer second straight loss at inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
MANILA — Canada suffered its second loss in as many games at the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup, falling 6-3 to Thailand on Tuesday. The defeat leaves Canada without a point at the bottom of Group B, unable to advance to the quarterfinals. Spain defeated Colombia 5-1 later Tuesday to lead the pool with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — A coroner says Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal cord injuries, after a man sought a medically assisted death because of bedsores from a hospital stay. Coroner Dave Kimpton issued his report today in the death of Normand Meunier, 66, who received MAID in March 2024, ... Read More »
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