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Quebec premier backs order forcing hospital to remove bilingual signs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending an order forcing a hospital northwest of Montreal to remove its bilingual signs. To the dismay of local politicians, the hospital in Lachute, Qu...
Jan 10, 2019
MLK daughter: Firing not best for weatherman who used slur
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says an upstate New York TV meteorologist who uttered a racial slur while saying her father’s name shouldn’t have been fired. Bernice...
Jan 10, 2019
R. Kelly's streams increase after docu-series alleges abuse
LOS ANGELES - Nielsen Music says streaming numbers for R. Kelly have nearly doubled after a recent documentary accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls. The L...
Jan 10, 2019
SEC, Wells Fargo agree to 38 Studios settlement, but delayed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities say they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with f...
Jan 10, 2019
Alberta Party joins call for environment minister's resignation
The Alberta Party is joining the UCP in calling for Shannon Phillips to resign over the Bighorn Country consultations. They say Phillips mislead the public about the RCMP’s involvement in cancel...
Jan 10, 2019
Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations
R. Kelly, one of the top-selling recording artists of all time, has been dogged for years by allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls - accusations he and his attorneys have...
Jan 10, 2019
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.6M vehicles to fix Takata air bags
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous. Takata inflators can explode with too much forc...
Jan 10, 2019
CFL receiver Duron Carter tweets he could be finished playing football
TORONTO - It seems Duron Carter’s football future is tied to just how quickly the CFL and its players can agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides have yet to hold their fir...
Jan 10, 2019
Storm GM George Burnett loads up on Canadian junior team talent for playoff push
TORONTO - George Burnett of the Guelph Storm didn’t initially set out to be the busiest general manager ahead of the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. But the opportunities to add top-end sk...
Jan 10, 2019
Canadian defender Bianca St-Georges goes in third round of NWSL draft
CHICAGO - Defender Tierna Davidson, who decided to skip her senior season at Stanford to play professionally in the National Women’s Soccer League, went to the Chicago Red Stars with the No. 1 p...
Jan 10, 2019