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Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant
NEW YORK - After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant. ...
Feb 13, 2020
Edmonton man sentenced for killing mother while in cannabis psychosis
EDMONTON- A man who doctors say was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed his mother has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaug...
Feb 13, 2020
Canadian research officials return from Geneva with plan to tackle coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada will aim $6.5 million at research on stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, after co-ordinating with researchers around the world on tackling the outbreak. Representatives of&nb...
Feb 13, 2020
Canadian volleyball men to open against Rio runner-up Italy at Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Canadian men's volleyball team will open against Rio silver medallist Italy at the Tokyo Olympics. Canada, ranked 10th in the world, will then play No. 9 Japan, No. 8 ...
Feb 13, 2020
UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
LONDON - U.K. Treasury chief Sajid Javid unexpectedly resigned on Thursday, throwing a carefully planned shakeup of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government into turmoil. Javid had been ...
Feb 13, 2020
Aurora reports Q2 loss following layoffs, writedown and CEO departure
EDMONTON- Aurora Cannabis says it incurred a loss in its second quarter that was fuelled by a recent $1-billion writedown taken by the company.The Edmonton-based business says net revenue for the thre...
Feb 13, 2020
Canadian Energy Centre apologizes for tweets
CALGARY- The head of Alberta's $30-million-a-year energy war room is apologizing for posts on Twitter that questioned The New York Times' credibility.The Canadian Energy Centre posted a 20-tweet threa...
Feb 13, 2020
Edmonton man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed unsupervised prison leaves
GRAVENHURST, Ont.- An Edmonton man found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch nearly 15 years ago will be allowed to leave prison unsupervised to spend time with the c...
Feb 13, 2020
Powell: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virus
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy appears durable, with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low, but faces risks from the broadening...
Feb 13, 2020
Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship
TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in the country. ...
Feb 13, 2020