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CBS bets big with new talent show 'The World's Best'
PASADENA, Calif. - CBS is betting big on “The World’s Best,” handing over the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot to the new talent competition shepherded by reality TV titans Mark Bur...
Jan 30, 2019
NHL Notebook: Coaches leaning more and more on their star forwards
Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t really notice when the minutes begin to creep up. The Colorado Avalanche centre is too invested in the moment - usually one where he’s either trying to help his te...
Jan 30, 2019
Saskatchewan whisky maker Canada's top micro distillery, credits local grain
LUMSDEN, Sask. - It turns out some of Canada's best-made whisky comes from a small town just northwest of Regina. Last Mountain Distillery in Lumsden has been named the 2019 Micro Distillery of the Ye...
Jan 30, 2019
Loss of newspapers contributes to political polarization
NEW YORK - The steady loss of local newspapers and journalists across the country contributes to the nation’s political polarization, a new study has found. With fewer opportunities to find out ...
Jan 30, 2019
CONCACAF boss expects Canada and 2026 World Cup co-hosts to get automatic berths
TORONTO - No decision has been made yet but CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani expects Canada to get an automatic berth - along with co-hosts Mexico and the U.S. - for the 2026 World Cup. “Th...
Jan 30, 2019
Judges cannot be overly swayed by victim impact statements: legal experts
Legal experts say a sentencing judge must use caution and not be overwhelmed by victim impact statements. A Saskatchewan judge heard more than 70 victim impact statements this week as part of a senten...
Jan 30, 2019
Canada sending deep freestyle, snowboard teams to world championships
Fresh off a bucket-list win, Cassie Sharpe wants to lock down yet another. The freestyle skier aims to carry the momentum from winning X Games halfpipe gold in Aspen, Colo., last week into the world c...
Jan 30, 2019
Mould causing housing crisis for First Nations across Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - A housing crisis in a northern Ontario First Nation is the tip of a deep, systemic problem in communities across the country that requires the response of a task force, the federal NDP said W...
Jan 30, 2019
Clarification: Working Longer-Dementia story
CHICAGO - In a story Jan. 30 on companies navigating dementia conversations with older workers, The Associated Press reported that former professor Mary Radnofsky had a rare form of leukoencephalopath...
Jan 30, 2019
Hefford, Hitchcock and Kingston named to Order of Hockey in Canada
EDMONTON - Women’s hockey star Jayna Hefford and head coaches Ken Hitchcock and George Kingston have been named to the Order of Hockey in Canada. Hefford, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, wa...
Jan 30, 2019