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Man whose fraud bankrolled son's NASCAR career gets prison
HICKORY, N.C. - A North Carolina businessman who authorities say defrauded investors while bankrolling his son’s NASCAR career has been sentenced to prison. The Charlotte Observer reports that 5...
Oct 02, 2018
Commissioner hopes Ottawa's save-the-whales effort is not 'too little, too late'
OTTAWA - The federal government didn’t do much to protect some of its most at-risk whales until the majestic creatures were already in great peril, Canada’s environmental watchdog says. En...
Oct 02, 2018
Herdman adds more youth in teenager Tabla for Canada game against Dominica
TORONTO - The Canadian men’s soccer team continues to get younger under coach John Herdman. Herdman called up five teenagers for the 8-0 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands in Canada’s CONCAC...
Oct 02, 2018
Rivalries, bad blood and milestones: 10 NHL games worth tuning into in 2018-19
The Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers don’t have the history to have a rivalry, and it’s never been a matchup demanding much attention - even though they share a division. But that c...
Oct 02, 2018
Poll: Half of young Americans see better financial future
About half of young Americans expect to be financially better off than their parents, according to a new poll, a sign that the dream of upward mobility is alive but somewhat tempered. The poll, by The...
Oct 02, 2018
Ferry stranded with 300 onboard in Baltic Sea moving again
COPENHAGEN - A ferry stranded in the Baltic Sea for several hours with about 300 people on board was on the move again on Tuesday following a malfunction that sent smoke pouring from the engine room, ...
Oct 02, 2018
Taylor Swift will open the 2018 American Music Awards
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift will open the 2018 American Music Awards. The 28-year-old singer made the announcement Tuesday. This is her first awards show performance in nearly three years. Dick Clark Prod...
Oct 02, 2018
Drummer leaves Sigur Ros band after rape allegations surface
LONDON - The drummer of acclaimed Icelandic rock band Sigur Ros has left the group after rape allegations were made against him. Orri Pall Dyrason said on the group’s Facebook page that he has d...
Oct 02, 2018
$39 million set aside for disaster recovery from flooding, ice jam & wildfires
EDMONTON - The provincial government will be providing funding for 33 communities affected by flooding this spring and fires last fall. More than $39 million dollars will be made available through bot...
Oct 02, 2018
After advancing to Western final, talented Jets under pressure to go further
WINNIPEG - That was then and this is now for the Winnipeg Jets. Captain Blake Wheeler and his teammates are taking that approach as the club prepares to follow up being on the doorstep of last season&...
Oct 02, 2018