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Stock market today: Wall Street closes out its 10th winning week in 11 with a mixed finish
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as it closed out its 10th winning week in the last 11. The S&P 500 ended Friday up 0.1% and remains within 0.3% of its record after earnings season kicked off with mixed results from Delta Air Lines and others. The Dow fell 0.3%, ... Read More »
Canadian teacher eager to showcase integrity of arm wrestling in online broadcast
Integrity, camaraderie, even friendship, are what drew Heidi Cordner into professional arm wrestling. She hopes it will also capture the imaginations of viewers as Arm Wrestle Canada makes it streaming debut this weekend. Cordner, a high school math teacher from Newmarket, Ont., will face Sweden’s Anna Gronlung in a best-of-five supermatch on AWC’s All or ... Read More »
Super Bowl winner Weber among five players signed by Alouettes
MONTREAL – Running back Mike Weber Jr., who earned a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, was among five American players to sign with the Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes on Friday. The five-foot-11, 210-pound Weber, who played collegiately at Ohio State, spent three seasons in the NFL (2019-21) with Dallas, Green ... Read More »
Defensive lineman Wakefield signs extension to remain with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA – Michael Wakefield is staying put. The veteran American defensive lineman signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday, which was also Wakefield’s 30th birthday. The six-foot-three, 268-pound Wakefield was slated to become a free agent next month. Wakefield had a banner 2023 season with Ottawa, recording career highs in sacks ... Read More »
Biden says Austin still has his confidence, but not revealing hospitalization was lapse in judgment
EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief. Speaking to reporters as he toured local businesses outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, Biden said “yes” when asked ... Read More »
Source: Veteran receiver Moore signs one-year extension with Elks
EDMONTON – Kyran Moore won’t be hitting CFL free agency this year. The American receiver signed a one-year contract extension Friday with the Edmonton Elks, according to a CFL source. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Elks haven’t yet announced the deal. The five-foot-10, 165-pound Moore signed with Edmonton last year ... Read More »
Snowstorm headed toward Ontario and Quebec this weekend, up to 40 cm in forecast
MONTREAL – Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for large parts of Ontario and Quebec as a winter storm is expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to some regions. The storm is forecast to hit Toronto late this afternoon or early evening, with five to 10 cm of snow expected to fall ... Read More »
Braves extend general manager Alex Anthopoulos’ contract through 2031 season
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract extension with general manager Alex Anthopoulos that will keep him with the six-time reigning NL East champions through the 2031 season. The team announced the deal Friday, locking up the GM who oversaw a World Series championship in 2021 and has been responsible for ... Read More »
Canada’s chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre plans to retire this summer
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister’s Office says Gen. Wayne Eyre is planning to retire as Canada’s chief of the defence staff this summer. He took on the role in an acting capacity in February 2021, when the Armed Forces was dealing with sexual misconduct scandals involving several members of the top brass. He was officially ... Read More »
Canadian offensive lineman Adams taking the long path to potential NFL career
Playing in the NFL was always on his radar, even if Isaiah Adams wasn’t exactly sure how he’d get there. But after playing for three different college programs in two countries the last five years, the hulking six-foot-five, 320-pound offensive lineman from Ajax, Ont., is on the brink of hearing his named called at the ... Read More »
Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says
OTTAWA – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 should be eligible for another dose of vaccine in the spring. The recommendation issued Friday says people aged 65 and older, residents of long-term care homes and seniors living in other congregate settings may get another ... Read More »
