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Rockies select right-hander RJ Petit from Tigers in Rule 5 draft at winter meetings
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Colorado selected right-hander RJ Petit from Detroit on Wednesday with the first of 13 picks in the Rule 5 draft of unprotected players left off 40-man major league rosters. Now 26, Petit was taken by the Tigers in the 14th round of the 2021 amateur draft and was 10-2 with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yves Engler barred from seeking NDP leadership due to harassment allegations
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Self-described “agitator” Yves Engler has been denied entry to the NDP leadership race, after the party’s vetting committee said it has credible evidence of harassment. In a statement issued Wednesday, Engler said he wants the party’s federal council to overturn a decision from the leadership vote committee to disqualify his candidacy. NDP national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada adds Maniac Murder Cult, Terrorgram Collective to list of extremist entities
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it has added three extremist networks and an armed insurgent group to its list of terrorist entities. Public Safety Canada says the groups 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective are ideologically motivated violent extremist networks that operate across borders. The federal department says they use social media and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago Bears prepare for Myles Garrett after tough loss to Packers
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have faced a few dangerous pass rushers this season, including Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson, Las Vegas’ Maxx Crosby and Green Bay’s Micah Parsons. Next up might be their biggest challenge so far. Looking to bounce back from last weekend’s loss to Parsons and the Packers, the Bears take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pressure on Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso against Man City in the Champions League, Ajax wins
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The pressure was mounting on Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso as the Spanish giant faced Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. Madrid has won just two of its last seven in all competitions including a 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo over the weekend. Ahead of the home match against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Buck gets Hall of Fame’s Frick Award, joins Jack to become first father-son duo to earn honor
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
Even though Joe Buck is more widely known these days as the voice of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” his broadcast career is rooted in baseball, including calling the most World Series games on television. On Wednesday, Buck received a call that he thought was at least a few years down the line when he found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New contracts and newborns go together for Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For Kyle Schwarber, his new contracts and newborns seem to go together. Hours after Schwarber struck a $79 million, four-year deal to join the Phillies in March 2022, his wife, Paige, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Kade. This week, Schwarber reached a $150 million, five-year deal to remain with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid trio suspended 2 matches for behavior toward referees in league match
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid players Dani Carvajal, Álvaro Carreras and Endrick were suspended for two games on Wednesday for their behavior toward the refereeing crew in a Spanish league match last weekend. Defender Carreras was sent off in stoppage time in Madrid’s 2-0 home loss against Celta Vigo, a match in which the hosts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leverkusen coach Hjulmand misses Newcastle game on short notice for personal reasons
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen will face Newcastle in the Champions League without coach Kasper Hjulmand after the club said shortly before kickoff that he would miss the game for personal reasons. An hour before the game was set to start, Leverkusen wrote in a post on X: “For personal reasons, our head coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraser to speak to religious communities about religious exemption for hate
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he’ll speak with representatives from religious communities after Liberal MPs backed a move by the Bloc Québécois to remove the religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code. At a House of Commons committee meeting on Tuesday, Liberal MPs supported a Bloc amendment to the government’s hate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Emma Mackey battles political scandal and wooden script in ‘Ella McCay’
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
“I can’t trust my brain right now,” says our hero, Ella, deep into James L. Brooks’ bafflingly disjointed, uneven, unfunny and illogical “Ella McCay.” And finally, nearly two hours into a perplexing muddle of a storyline, we have some clarity of thought. No, dear, we want to tell Ella, played by the lovely Emma Mackey, ... Read More »
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