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Carl Lewis backs equal pay for women, calls Trump racist
LIMA, Peru - Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis said Monday that female athletes deserve fair and equal pay and criticized President Donald Trump for being "racist" and "misogynistic." Lewis ...
Aug 06, 2019

Ugandan activist Bobi Wine condemns killing of his supporter
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan musician and opposition leader Bobi Wine is urging police to investigate the death of one of his supporters who died from injuries sustained during torture by unknown abducto...
Aug 06, 2019

The 2019 CFL campaign fast becoming the year of the kick returner
This is fast becoming the year of the kick returner in the CFL. Through eight weeks, 14 kicks have been returned for touchdowns, including a record eight kickoffs. Last year, there were 15 return TDs....
Aug 06, 2019

Car takes out street light in Penhold
PENHOLD- Two people were injured when a car crashed into a light standard in Penhold on Monday. Firefighters responded to the crash on Waskasoo Avenue around 1:30 p.m. The impact caused heavy damage t...
Aug 06, 2019

MISSING: 15-year-old Alicia Buffalo-Crane
MASKWACIS- RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate still missing 15-year-old Alicia Buffalo-Crane.She has been missing since June 25 and is believed to be in the Edmonton area. There is a conc...
Aug 06, 2019

Meek Mill retrial decision rescheduled to later this month
PHILADELPHIA - A decision on whether Meek Mill will be retried in a drug and gun case has been delayed until later this month. The 32-year-old rapper has been on probation most of his adult life over ...
Aug 06, 2019

Car crashes into Calgary KFC
CALGARY- Police say a couple and their eight-month-old infant suffered serious injuries when a car slammed into a fast-food restaurant.The parents -- both 34-years-old -- were sitting at a table with ...
Aug 06, 2019

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath
EL PASO, Texas - Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two...
Aug 06, 2019

Thai dissident musicians celebrate getting French haven
BANGKOK - Members of a Thai folk music group who feared for their lives because of their fiercely antiestablishment songs are celebrating this week after being admitted to France to seek refugee statu...
Aug 06, 2019

Neil deGrasse Tyson apologizes for weekend tweet about death
Neil deGrasse Tyson has learned after a tweet that pointing out truths is not always helpful. The astrophysicist and author apologized Monday for a Sunday tweet in which he noted more people died in l...
Aug 06, 2019