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The CFL again is specializing in shooting itself in foot – repeatedly
CFL fans, even potential ones, deserve better than what they have been getting from the league as the CFl staggers towards a potential strike in a month.The delusions of grandeur apparent in the CFL o...
Apr 25, 2019
Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits pole
MALIBU, Calif. - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanour counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month. Madsen, 61, has been charged with...
Apr 25, 2019
Victim in Quebec dog attack thanks community for outpouring of support
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was seriously injured in an attack by three dogs last month in the Eastern Townships is thanking the community for its support. The message from Dominique Alain and ...
Apr 25, 2019
Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation
CHICAGO - Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself sued the "Empire" actor's attorneys on Tuesday, accusing them of defamation by continuin...
Apr 25, 2019
Mounties looking into fire near St. Patrick's Community School
A fire Tuesday night near St. Patrick's Community School may have been intentionally set.Fire Safety Codes Officer Julian Hedrich with Red Deer Emergency Services confirms the blaze broke out around 1...
Apr 25, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
DETROIT - U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles equipped with bags that may not inflate in a crash. The probl...
Apr 25, 2019
Singh says childhood abuse steeled him for scrutiny and stress of politics
OTTAWA - Political life means signing up for a high degree of public scrutiny, but NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the pain he endured in his childhood - including an experience with...
Apr 25, 2019
New era of Canadian soccer kicks off with the Canadian Premier League
Allan Gorman and his fellow Forge FC supporters have spent hours painting a 15-by-12-metre banner welcoming their team and the Canadian Premier League. Songs have been learned and ...
Apr 25, 2019
Last member of Vancouver baseball team that fought racism helps unveil new stamp
BURNABY, B.C. - A new Canada Post stamp honours an amateur Japanese-Canadian baseball team that used sport to battle racism and discrimination. The Vancouver Asahi formed in 1914 and thrilled fans in ...
Apr 25, 2019
Jays callup Guerrero joins list of hyped international baseball prospects
Top Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is expected make his long awaited Major League Baseball debut when Toronto plays the Oakland Athletics on Friday at the Rogers Centre. As one of the most h...
Apr 25, 2019