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Ralph Goodale says military will help as Alberta deals with massive wildfires
REGINA - The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and...
May 31, 2019
Hazard scores 2 as Chelsea beats Arsenal 4-1 in EL final
BAKU, Azerbaijan - For Eden Hazard, it was the perfect goodbye. For Petr Cech, it was a painful way to retire. Hazard scored twice past his former teammate as Chelsea sliced through Arsenal in the sec...
May 31, 2019
Spacey lawyer says accuser deleted 'exculpatory' messages
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Kevin Spacey's attorney is accusing the man who says the actor groped him at a Nantucket bar in 2016 of deleting "exculpatory" text messages. Defence attorney Alan Jackson says in c...
May 31, 2019
Author Wally Lamb sued by ex-inmate over new book
HARTFORD, Conn. - A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn't been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimi...
May 31, 2019
Canada's Felicia Spencer to face former featherweight champ Cris Cyborg at UFC 240
Unbeaten Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer will face former featherweight champion Cris Cyborg at UFC 240 in July in Edmonton. The July 27 Rogers Place bout will be the first for Cyborg (20-2-0 with o...
May 31, 2019
Waithe wishes she'd done more on 'Chi' misconduct reports
LOS ANGELES - Lena Waithe, creator of Showtime's "The Chi," says she should have intervened more aggressively about allegations of misconduct by the show's star Jason Mitchell. Waithe said on syndicat...
May 31, 2019
Scotiabank Arena's events organizer on the 'game of Tetris' that's planning against sports
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' first appearance in the NBA Finals is a cause for celebration for many Canadians, but it also has put a damper on plans for some concertgoers. F...
May 31, 2019
Local fire ban updates
Due to the wet weather, fire bans have been lifted in the city of Red Deer, Red Deer County, and Sylvan Lake.Residents in the city are reminded to continue using fire pits safely, and that the burning...
May 31, 2019
Trudeau to raise abortion laws with Pence amid final push to ratify new NAFTA
OTTAWA - The spectre of abortion hangs over the home stretch of Canada's plans to finally ratify the new North American trade agreement after a tumultuous and at times bitter ...
May 31, 2019
Former U.S. president Barack Obama gives speech in Ottawa tonight
OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to give a speech and answer questions at an event in Canada's capital later tonight. The event, hosted by the think-tank Canada 2020, will be at...
May 31, 2019