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CFL, CFL Players' Association still discussing non-monetary issues
TORONTO - The CFL and its players continue to discuss non-monetary issues in collective-bargaining talks. The two sides ended two days of negotiations Tuesday. Face-to-face discussions will resum...
Apr 02, 2019
United We Roll for Canada embarks for Rally in Regina
A group of central Albertans dedicated to creating awareness for Alberta's oil and gas industry is uniting once again this month to protest Canada's Carbon Tax.United We Roll for Canada is heading to ...
Apr 02, 2019
Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming home
LINDEN, N.J. - Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation. Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to viola...
Apr 02, 2019
Joan Jones, who helped form black rights movement in Nova Scotia, dies at 79
HALIFAX - A woman who helped build the black civil rights movement in Nova Scotia is being recalled as the behind-the-scenes power in a partnership that often featured her hus...
Apr 02, 2019
Oleksiak is back at Canadian trials after a needed break from swimming
TORONTO - There were days when Penny Oleksiak didn't feel like swimming. So the teenager, whose life was upended after she won four Olympic swimming medals in whirlwind six days in 2016, too...
Apr 02, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays lose 4-3 to Tigers in 11 innings, split series 2-2
TORONTO - When Aaron Sanchez exited his start on Saturday he had a simple message for Trent Thornton: don't mess it up. The rookie right-hander was confused at first, before realizing Sanchez was refe...
Apr 02, 2019
As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention
BALTIMORE - In a city that's seen more than its share of corruption, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is mired in a strange scandal involving no-contract deals that netted her hundreds of thousands of d...
Apr 02, 2019
Chadwick Boseman, Kelly Clarkson, more help hype STX Films
LAS VEGAS - Blockbusters are a clear favourite among the audience of theatre owners and distributors at the CinemaCon trade convention for a simple reason: They're the ones that make the most money. B...
Apr 02, 2019
Finally! 50 Cent sells opulent Connecticut mansion
FARMINGTON, Conn. - Rapper 50 Cent's 50,000-square-foot mansion in Connecticut that first went on the market 12 years ago has finally sold at a fraction of the original asking price. Jennifer Leahy, a...
Apr 02, 2019
Another Texas chemical fire kills 1 worker, injures 2
HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending other panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safe...
Apr 02, 2019