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Toronto, Philadelphia gear up for another big sporting battle
TORONTO - Philadelphia may be known as The City of Brotherly Love, but it also is part of many fierce sporting rivalries. Philly fans are widely regarded as some of the most passionate in sports, some...
Apr 26, 2019
P.E.I. Tory leader says 'resistance' politics of counterparts isn't his style
CHARLOTTETOWN - The leader of the Prince Edward Island party poised to form the Island's next government isn't sounding much like his tough-talking counterparts in Alberta and Ontario, preferring the ...
Apr 26, 2019
More fines levied in Callaway's 2017 UCP leadership campaign
EDMONTON- Alberta's election commissioner has fined another person in connection with Jeff Callaway's 2017 campaign for the leadership of the United Conservative Party.Jeffrey Park has been fined $10,...
Apr 26, 2019
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly report
Apr. 16–25
April 1612:47 pm - Drayton Valley - Complainant reporting they are on no contact conditions with ex, however they keep calling them. Advised to provide statement regarding same and to keep track of al...
Apr 26, 2019
Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark
NEW YORK - There's no truth to the rumour that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television...
Apr 26, 2019
John Singleton of 'Boys N the Hood' in coma after stroke
LOS ANGELES - "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director's...
Apr 26, 2019
Day 2 at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Sunshine and Santana
NEW ORLEANS - Sunshine and Santana. Both are expected to be welcome sights on the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There have been some disappointments in the run-up to the ...
Apr 26, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Malek Jaziri in opener in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the third round of the Barcelona Open. The No. 16 seed from Montreal beat Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the ATP Tour 500 clay-cour...
Apr 26, 2019
Eastern Canada braces for more flooding as forecast calls for rain
MONTREAL - Communities across much of Eastern Canada are bracing for more flooding today, with rain in the forecast from central Ontario to northern New Brunswick. Officials in Quebec are keeping a cl...
Apr 26, 2019
US economy grew at strong 3.2% rate in first quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, risi...
Apr 26, 2019