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Feds, Ontario sign funding deal for French-language university in Toronto
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments have reached a deal on funding a new French-language university in Toronto. An agreement signed today says the two will spend $126 million on the project o...
Jan 22, 2020
Women in all-star event hope it's a sign of NHL's deeper interest in a league
More integration of women into this year's NHL's all-star weekend is another milestone for their game. The women kick off Friday's skills competition at Enterprise Centre in S...
Jan 22, 2020
North Central Hockey League playoffs start Saturday
Local Senior AA teams are getting ready for the start of North Central Hockey League playoffs.The Blackfalds Wranglers (6-9-0-1), Lacombe Generals (7-8-0-1), and the Red Deer Rustlers (10-6-0-0) all b...
Jan 22, 2020
Former Alberta MLA goes on tax strike over unpaid oilpatch property levies
A former member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs.David Swann, who once led the Alberta Liberals, says his tax strike is in response t...
Jan 22, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Faith, politics mix on holiday
ATLANTA - Against the backdrop of a presidential election year, Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over how to best embody the slain civil rights leader. In Atlanta,...
Jan 22, 2020
April trial set for Cuba Gooding Jr. in bar groping case
NEW YORK - Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial on charges that he groped three other women at Manhattan bars in 2018 and 2019, a ju...
Jan 22, 2020
US home sales soared 3.6% in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales climbed 3.6% in December, but a record-low inventory of houses on the market has caused prices to surge as affordability is worsening. The National Association of Realtors...
Jan 22, 2020
Grammys CEO says she was ousted after reporting harassment
LOS ANGELES - The ousted Grammys CEO fired back at the Recording Academy on Tuesday, alleging that she was removed after complaining about sexual harassment and pay disparities and for calling out con...
Jan 22, 2020
Aerosmith drummer sues to rejoin band for Grammy honours
BOSTON - Aerosmith's drummer, Joey Kramer, is suing his bandmates because they won't let him play as the band is set to perform and be honoured at Grammy events this week. Kramer, a founding member of...
Jan 22, 2020
Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues
MINNEAPOLIS - A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Mi...
Jan 22, 2020