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Former NBA player's ex-wife won't face death if convicted
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright won’t face the death penalty if convicted of killing him more than seven years ago in Tennessee, a prosecutor said Monday. Shelb...
Mar 19, 2018
Impact sign Uruguayan midfielder Alejandro Silva to three-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact boosted their attack with the acquisition of Uruguayan midfielder Alejandro Silva on Monday and are expected to make at least one more signing soon. Silva, 28, arrived o...
Mar 19, 2018
Canadian governments partner with global tech companies to prepare for 5G future
OTTAWA - The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world’s digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology. A $400-million public-...
Mar 19, 2018
Jim Carrey criticized for portrait believed to be Sanders
LOS ANGELES - Jim Carrey is being criticized on social media for a portrait he painted that is believed to be White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The actor and comedian on Saturday twe...
Mar 19, 2018
Bill Murray takes nap at SXSW premiere of 'Isle of Dogs'
AUSTIN, Texas - Bill Murray took a catnap at the premiere of the film “Isle of Dogs.” Murray voices the canine Boss in Wes Anderson’s movie, which was shown Saturday at the South by ...
Mar 19, 2018
Saint Patrick Didn’t Drive The Snakes Out Of Ireland, Climate Change Did
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Mar 19, 2018
NCAA’s March Madness Full Of Free Throws Thanks To Vas Madness
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [March 11-17th, 2018] This week genes are mutated by space, a set of ghost tracks appears on the New Jersey coast, and Vas Madness begins. DNA in...
Mar 19, 2018
The 15-Foot Wave Of Beer That Flooded London In 1814
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The London Beer Flood When the Horse Shoe Brewery suffered a strange accident on October 17, 1814, it caused a flood of beer (yes, BEER) that rushed throug...
Mar 19, 2018
Green party appoints veteran journalist Jo-Ann Roberts as deputy leader
HALIFAX - Green party Leader Elizabeth May has appointed veteran journalist and broadcaster Jo-Ann Roberts as the party’s deputy leader. May made the announcement Monday at a news conference in ...
Mar 19, 2018
ENDED: Fog advisory for Drayton Valley area
UPDATE: The fog advisory has been discontinued. ------------------------ A fog advisory has been issued for Drayton Valley and surrounding area as near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring....
Mar 19, 2018