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Hughes follows his own advice at Valspar Championship for best finish of season
Mackenzie Hughes is used to giving other people advice on the PGA Tour this season. Last week, the Canadian started listening to it himself. Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., had missed the cut at four conse...
Mar 29, 2019
Autopsy: Heart attack killed Nevada brothel owner
LAS VEGAS - Authorities say America's most famous pimp died of a heart attack in bed at one of his legal brothels in Nevada after a 72nd birthday bash in October. The Nye County Sheriff's Office said ...
Mar 29, 2019
Powerful winds create towering 'Game of Thrones' ice wall near Newfoundland town
PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. - A towering ice wall has dramatically emerged near a small town on Newfoundland's northwest coast, with one resident likening it to a "Game of Thrones" set. Brendon Gould of Port ...
Mar 29, 2019
Tories seek investigation into leak of Trudeau-JWR clash over top court choice
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are asking for an investigation into leaks of confidential information about Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial choice for chief justice of the Supreme Court of ...
Mar 29, 2019
Caitlan Coleman describes spankings, abuse at hands of Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman, who was backpacking in Afghanistan with husband Joshua Boyle when the pair were seized by extremists in 2012, told a judge Wednesday her spouse regularly punished her wi...
Mar 29, 2019
Blackfoot artist spends time with students at Red Deer school
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School is promoting cultural awareness by bringing in local Blackfoot Nation artist Ryan Jason Allen Willert. Over the course of ten days, Willert will be sharing his cult...
Mar 29, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert speaks with students at St Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer. (Supplied)
Israel-Canada close despite differences on Golan Heights recognition: envoy
OTTAWA - Israel disagrees with Canada's stance towards the Golan Heights and the effectiveness of the Iran nuclear deal, but the country's envoy still believes the Trudeau government's broader Middle ...
Mar 29, 2019
UN, Canada at odds over restrictions on promised military transport plane
OTTAWA - The United Nations is pushing back against restrictions Canada wants to put on the use of a military transport plane it promised to deploy in Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first annou...
Mar 29, 2019
UFC lightweight rivals Cerrone, Iaquinta not convinced Conor McGregor will retire
TORONTO - Conor McGregor's apparent retirement has removed a marquee name - and huge payday - from the ranks of UFC lightweights. But (Raging) Al Iaquinta and Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone soldier on a...
Mar 29, 2019
Toronto Arrows end marathon Major League Rugby road trip with game in Utah
The Toronto Arrows, with 13 full internationals in their matchday 23, look to even their record when they visit the Utah Warriors on Saturday in Major League Rugby play. It's the eighth straight road ...
Mar 29, 2019