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Texas grand jury indicts Michigan professor on assault claim
HOUSTON - A grand jury in Texas this week indicted a University of Michigan professor who's also a renowned opera singer on one count of sexual assault for what prosecutors say was the rape of an inca...
Jul 26, 2019
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 26, 2019
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1990s film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoi...
Jul 26, 2019
RCMP ask anyone who may have helped B.C. suspects flee to come forward, video released
Mounties in Manitoba are asking that anyone who may have unwittingly helped two teen homicide suspects leave the area where they were last seen to come forward.Cpl. Julie Courchaine says police aren't...
Jul 26, 2019
B.C. Lions 'need to turn threes into sevens' against Roughriders: coach
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions defensive back Crezdon Butler has a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle heading into Saturday's matchup with the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 32-year-old w...
Jul 26, 2019
High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a...
Jul 26, 2019
RCMP seek vehicle related to Tiki Laverdiere’s murder
As the homicide investigation into Tiki Laverdiere's death continues, RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle related to her murder.Police have released images of a 1997 black Dodg...
Jul 26, 2019 A 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 regular cab is wanted by the RCMP in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death. (supplied/RCMP)
Winner crowned at 106th Women's Amateur Championships at Red Deer Golf & Country Club
Brianna Navarrosa of San Diego is the 106th Canadian Women's Amateur champion.The 17-year-old won the title Friday at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club with a final round score of four-under. She was...
Jul 26, 2019 Brianna Navarrosa of San Diego captured the Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup on Friday in Red Deer, beating out 155 other competitors. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Raptor' Chris Boucher takes championship trophy home to where it all started
MONTREAL - Hundreds of young people from Montreal North, and even a few not-so-young, welcomed home local hero and NBA champion Chris Boucher on Friday. The Toronto Raptors forward...
Jul 26, 2019
Struggling Eskimos can't take winless Argonauts for granted
EDMONTON - Any thoughts that the winless Toronto Argonauts might represent one of those trap games for the Edmonton Eskimos went right out the window last weekend. While the Argonauts are 0-5 after a ...
Jul 26, 2019