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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 »
Be the first to comment!Heavily favored Jaguars looking for win No. 10 against the Jets, who will start a rookie QB
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are in unfamiliar territory: playing as heavy favorites. The Jaguars (9-4) are favored by 13 1/2 points against the New York Jets (3-10) on Sunday, according to BetMGM. It’s the first time since 2007 that Jacksonville has been a two-touchdown-or-more pick by oddsmakers. Having won four in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Toronto Blue Jays reach World Series, team president Mark Shapiro give new 5-year contract
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro and Toronto agreed to a new five-year contract following the team’s first American League pennant since 1993. Toronto announced the agreement Friday, six weeks after the Blue Jays came within two outs of the title before losing Game 7 of the World Series to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switching sides: A brief history of floor-crossing in Canada
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — On Thursday, Michael Ma became the second Conservative MP to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in as many months. Ma’s decision to join the government, following Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont’s surprise floor-crossing in early November, brought Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government to within one seat of a majority for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Flooding in B.C.’s Lower Interior
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
Overflow from the Nooksack River in Washington state that poured north into B.C.’s lower Fraser Valley had been expected to peak today, and residents are waiting to see the full severity of the inundation. But Environment Canada says in a special weather statement this morning that more rain will hit the region this weekend and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abbotsford floodwaters receding as B.C. braces for more rain on way
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Floodwaters have started to recede in parts of Abbotsford, B.C., but more rain is in store for the flood-drenched Fraser Valley, where hundreds of properties have been evacuated. Overflow from the Nooksack River in Washington state that poured north into the valley had been expected to peak today, and residents are waiting to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook to make first NFL start for Jets against Jaguars
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook will make his first NFL start Sunday for the New York Jets against the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Cook took the snaps with the starters this week and coach Aaron Glenn said on Friday that Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields were ruled out for the game. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we learned in the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.” Swift spoke to the small New York crowd on Tuesday — a year and one day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small group of Conservatives frustrated with Poilievre: Liberal House leader
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday there are other MPs in the Conservative caucus who are “extremely frustrated” with the political direction being taken by their party, as Conservatives denounced the latest floor crossing from their caucus. Questioned by reporters the morning after MP Michael Ma left the Conservatives to join the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 teams and FIA sign new Concorde Agreement to govern the sport
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Formula 1, its teams and the FIA governing body have signed a new Concorde Agreement to govern how the sport is run through 2030. The new governance agreement announced Friday was signed by all 11 teams, including Cadillac, which is heading into its first season in 2026. No details were made public ... Read More »
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