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Eric Lapointe's group won't be buying Alouettes from Robert Wetenhall
The CFL says American businessman Robert Wetenhall still owns the Montreal Alouettes but if the franchise goes up for sale, a group headed by former player Eric Lapointe won't be in the runn...
Apr 05, 2019
Defence lawyer suggests Joshua Boyle's wife lied about an alleged assault
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle suggested Wednesday his wife made up a story that he struck her in the face at their Ottawa apartment in the months after the couple were freed f...
Apr 05, 2019
Filings: Bill Cosby agrees to settle 7 defamation lawsuits
Bill Cosby has agreed to settle lawsuits filed by seven women who say he defamed them when he accused them of lying about sexual misconduct allegations. Filings Friday in federal court in Springfield,...
Apr 05, 2019
Mexican American group MEChA eyes name change amid furor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - MEChA, a Mexican American student group founded 50 years ago at the end of the turbulent 1960s, is considering a name change, highlighting the divisions between older civil rights ...
Apr 05, 2019
Loughlin, Huffman set for court appearances in college scam
BOSTON - Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman faced court appearances Wednesday on charges they took part in the college bribery scandal that has ensnared dozens of wealthy parents. The actres...
Apr 05, 2019
Search continues for Grandview murder suspects
City Mounties continue to search for two suspects in relation to a homicide in the Grandview neighbourhood a week ago. Joseph Gallant, 45, from Prince Edward Island was fatally injured last Friday at ...
Apr 05, 2019 Quentin Strawberry was arrested in June 2017 following an eight hour standoff with police at a south Red Deer apartment building. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Canada's Koe loses morning draw to Japan, falls in evening to Edin
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada's Kevin Koe was not expecting to run the table at the world men's curling championship like he did at the Tim Hortons Brier. The surprise on Wednesday was that his firs...
Apr 05, 2019
Canada's Koe beats Switzerland's De Cruz at world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada's Kevin Koe improved his playoff chances at the world men's curling championship on Friday morning with a 10-3 victory over Switzerland's Peter De Cruz. Koe o...
Apr 05, 2019
Blackfalds rink society excited for fundraiser, unveiling of plans
Ahead of its largest fundraiser to date this weekend, the Dual Ice Development Society in Blackfalds is excited for what the future holds.The society, part of a community effort to raise $1 million to...
Apr 05, 2019
Court reduces sentence for Winnipeg woman guilty of hiding infant remains
WINNIPEG - A woman convicted of hiding the remains of six babies in a U-haul storage locker has had her prison term reduced to three years. Andrea Giesbrecht was sentenced last year to 8 1/2 year...
Apr 05, 2019