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Wolfpack players receive 'hardship' payments from rugby league authorities
Toronto Wolfpack players, who have not been paid since June 10, have received a second "hardship payment" from English rugby league authorities. Spokesmen for Super League and the Rugby Football ...
Sep 14, 2020
2018 Florida gubernatorial nominee says he is bisexual
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Andrew Gillum, Florida's Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumours swirling since March when he was found int...
Sep 14, 2020
Minister working with local leaders to restore the 'Alberta Advantage'
Since 2019, I have been proudly serving as the MLA for Grande Prairie. Now, thanks to the trust and confidence of Premier Jason Kenney, I also have the honour of serving as the Minister of Municipal A...
Sep 14, 2020
Paris Hilton says she 'feels free' after YouTube documentary
NEW YORK - There's a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality ser...
Sep 14, 2020
ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
NASHVILLE - At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there won't be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, t...
Sep 14, 2020
Brad Paisley, wife fights hunger with 1 million meal pledge
LOS ANGELES - After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America. Paisley and his wife, actress K...
Sep 14, 2020
Toews needs to take tax hikes off the table
Here's one thing Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can agree on: hiking taxes would be a bad idea."I cannot imagine a dumber thing to do in the midst of a time of economic fragili...
Sep 14, 2020
Provost couple scratches their way to $250,000 windfall
Provost's Tai Ki Chung and Okjin An are basking in a $250,000 windfall after taking home the top prize on a $10 Crossword Luxury Edition Zing ticket they scratched in mid-July. Chung said his reaction...
Sep 14, 2020
Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if nec...
Sep 14, 2020
Calgary Flames remove "interim" label, name Geoff Ward head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have removed the "interim" tag from Geoff Ward's job and made him the NHL club's head coach. Ward was promoted from associate coach Nov. 29. Bill Peters resigned amid...
Sep 14, 2020