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Man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home to stay in prison
BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall of their home is staying in prison for now. The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a decision fro...
Dec 10, 2019

Cardi B shows up at court in style for strip club fight case
NEW YORK - Cardi B turned up for a court appearance Tuesday in an attempted assault case, staying mum - except for fashion statements - as it proceeds. The Grammy-winning rapper sported a feather-trim...
Dec 10, 2019

Netflix says more than 26M watched 'The Irishman' in 7 days
NEW YORK - Netflix says that 26.4 million households worldwide watched "The Irishman" in its first week of streaming. That figure includes those who watched at least 70% of Martin Scorsese's 3 1/2 hou...
Dec 10, 2019

Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'
TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...
Dec 10, 2019

Andreescu says knee injury progressing, on-court training to begin next week
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu had her season-ending tournament cut short due to a left knee problem. She's hoping the injury won't curtail the start of her 2020 campaign. With award season at hand, ...
Dec 10, 2019

Toronto family receives death certificate years after daughter was murdered
TORONTO - Linda and Clayton Babcock have known for two years that their daughter suffered a horrific death - her body burned in an animal incinerator - but they have finally ...
Dec 10, 2019

Liverpool, Napoli advance in Champions League
Relentless in its pursuit of an elusive Premier League title, Liverpool is also still in the hunt for yet another Champions League trophy. The English team stayed on course in its defence of the bigge...
Dec 10, 2019

Meng Wanzhou wins right to more documents involving arrest at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has won an application for more documents to be disclosed as she alleges there was an abuse of process during her arrest at Vancouver's airport last...
Dec 10, 2019

In South Carolina, Steyer investing in black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In the waning weeks before South Carolina's president primary, Democrat Tom Steyer is renewing his focus on the black voters who play a pivotal role in the first-in-the-South state, r...
Dec 10, 2019

Few Red Deer employers expect to be hiring to start 2020: Report
Red Deer area employers expect a downbeat hiring climate for the first quarter of 2020.According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, eight per cent of local employers plan to hire f...
Dec 10, 2019