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Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby's retrial
PHILADELPHIA - A judge agreed Thursday to let five additional Bill Cosby accusers testify at his April 2 retrial for an alleged 2004 sexual assault, giving prosecutors a chance to portray the man once...
Mar 15, 2018
Impact have signing in sight, but not in time for home opener vs TFC
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are searching for reinforcements after dropping their first two games of the Major League Soccer season, but no help is expected in time for their showdown Saturday with...
Mar 15, 2018
Senators have opportunity to play spoiler role to the hilt as season closes
OTTAWA - His coach may dislike the word, but Ottawa forward Zack Smith says the Senators are determined to act as spoiler over the next three weeks. Senators head coach Guy Boucher called the word spo...
Mar 15, 2018
Liberals say minimum wage hike helps people more than income tax cut
TORONTO - A proposal from Ontario’s new Tory leader to eliminate income tax for cash-strapped workers in the province is coming under fire from critics and the governing Liberals, who say raisin...
Mar 15, 2018
Radio giant iHeartMedia files bankruptcy plan, expects to operate as usual
TORONTO - IHeartMedia, which has a Canadian partnership with Bell Media, says it’s operating as usual while working on a plan to reduce its debt by US$10 billion while under bankruptcy court pro...
Mar 15, 2018
North American 2026 World Cup bid has 23 candidate cities including 3 in Canada
TORONTO - The bid group hoping to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America has unveiled its 23 candidate cities but not without a crack to its much-ballyhooed unity theme. The list of potential host ...
Mar 15, 2018
Mother convicted of killing daughters in 'honour killing' ordered deported
MONTREAL - A woman found guilty of murdering her three daughters in a so-called honour killing was stripped of her permanent residency Thursday and ordered deported from the country. But the Immigrati...
Mar 15, 2018
Canada books spot in Paralympic hockey gold game with 7-0 win over South Korea
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Billy Bridges lived through the lean years of Canadian sledge hockey, when the privilege of playing for Canada’s national team came with a hefty $15,000 price tag...
Mar 15, 2018
Trans Mountain granted injunction against pipeline protesters at two B.C. sites
VANCOUVER - Protesters must be restrained from obstructing the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a British Columbia Supreme Court judge who has granted the company an injunction aimed at ...
Mar 15, 2018
Prince of Providence: Notorious mayor gets stage treatment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The story of the notorious late Mayor Buddy Cianci, who was forced out of office twice, is coming to the stage. Trinity Repertory Company in Providence announced on Thursday that it...
Mar 15, 2018