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ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
NASHVILLE - At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there won't be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, t...
Sep 14, 2020

Brad Paisley, wife fights hunger with 1 million meal pledge
LOS ANGELES - After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America. Paisley and his wife, actress K...
Sep 14, 2020

Toews needs to take tax hikes off the table
Here's one thing Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can agree on: hiking taxes would be a bad idea."I cannot imagine a dumber thing to do in the midst of a time of economic fragili...
Sep 14, 2020

Provost couple scratches their way to $250,000 windfall
Provost's Tai Ki Chung and Okjin An are basking in a $250,000 windfall after taking home the top prize on a $10 Crossword Luxury Edition Zing ticket they scratched in mid-July. Chung said his reaction...
Sep 14, 2020

Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if nec...
Sep 14, 2020

Calgary Flames remove "interim" label, name Geoff Ward head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have removed the "interim" tag from Geoff Ward's job and made him the NHL club's head coach. Ward was promoted from associate coach Nov. 29. Bill Peters resigned amid...
Sep 14, 2020

Toronto FC brings in 21-year-old Liverpool fullback Tony Gallacher on loan
Toronto FC has confirmed the signing of Scottish youth international defender Tony Gallacher on loan from Liverpool for the remainder of the 2020 season. The 21-year-old from Glasgow has made 32 ...
Sep 14, 2020

Yates holds off Thomas to win Tirreno-Adriatico, Canada's Woods finishes eighth
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy - Simon Yates held off a final-stage challenge from Geraint Thomas to win the eight-day Tirreno-Adriatico race Monday and set himself up as one of the favourites for th...
Sep 14, 2020

Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's massive campaign war chest was supposed to finance an onslaught of attacks that would destroy Joe Biden's chance of winning in November. But after months of profl...
Sep 14, 2020

U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from ...
Sep 14, 2020