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'Brazen Botanist' sentenced to jail for plant thefts
SALEM, Mass. - A Massachusetts man who police dubbed the “Brazen Botanist” after he was captured on a surveillance camera stealing plants from a porch has pleaded guilty. The Salem News re...
Oct 17, 2018
Nielsen says 10.5 million watch premiere of 'The Conners.'
NEW YORK - The 10.5 million people who tuned in to ABC to watch the premiere of ABC’s sitcom “The Conners” is a classic half-full, half-empty story. It was the first time the old ...
Oct 17, 2018
Cavs forward Thompson credits his time with Canadian team for strong camp
TORONTO - Tristan Thompson credits his stint with Canada’s national basketball team this past summer for his solid NBA training camp. The 27-year-old from Brampton, Ont., helped the Canadians to...
Oct 17, 2018
Commish: 1 women's hockey league 'inevitable'
Players want a single North American women’s professional hockey league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman does, too. And now National Women’s Hockey League founder and Commissioner Dani Rylan...
Oct 17, 2018
B.C. Lions look to cement CFL playoff spot with victory over Eskimos
The task at hand is simple one for Travis Lulay and the B.C. Lions: Win and they’re in the CFL playoffs. B.C. (8-7) can cement a post-season berth in the wild West Division on Friday night with ...
Oct 17, 2018
Senators rookie winger Brady Tkachuk to miss about month with leg injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will be without Brady Tkachuk for about a month after the rookie winger tore a ligament in his leg. Senators head coach Guy Boucher revealed news of the injury after the t...
Oct 17, 2018
Parole board grants escorted leave to informant who helped lock up Hells Angels boss
A former biker-gang hit man turned informant whose testimony brought down Hells Angels boss Maurice (Mom) Boucher has been granted escorted leaves from prison. The Parole Board of Canada granted the t...
Oct 17, 2018
N.S. student starts national campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia student trying to raise awareness about sexual assault-related issues is hoping university students across Canada will don teal ribbons on Thursday. Shelby Miller, a psychology...
Oct 17, 2018
Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt
OTTAWA - Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium. Environment Minister Cathe...
Oct 17, 2018
Pakistani police: Suspected drug dealer's sons kill reporter
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani police say the sons of a suspected drug dealer arrested in the country’s northwest have killed a local reporter who wrote about their father’s case. Wajid Ali, a poli...
Oct 17, 2018