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Georgia man tells police R. Kelly's manager threatened him
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer’s manager threatened him. Timothy Savage told an officer o...
Jan 08, 2019
In the Rings: Jacobs ices third different lineup in three events as Fry returns
After avoiding public comment since his ejection from the Red Deer Curling Classic, Ryan Fry returns to the spotlight this week as the Grand Slam series makes a stop in North Battleford, Sask., for th...
Jan 08, 2019
Liberals told to rethink child care policy to claim to be 'feminist government'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to run a feminist government should take an extra step to create a universal daycare system, and prevent the funding from being lost in electoral...
Jan 08, 2019
Vince Carter says he'll walk away from the game when he stops loving it
TORONTO - The mornings are the worst. That’s when Vince Carter feels every one of his almost 21 NBA seasons. “Some mornings I wake up and you see me walking into shootaround or meetings an...
Jan 08, 2019
Lessie Brown, oldest person in the US, dies at 114
Lessie Brown, a 114-year-old Ohio woman who was believed to be the oldest person in the United States, died Tuesday, her grandson said. Brown, who had been living with one of her daughters, died at th...
Jan 08, 2019
Attawapiskat band Midnight Shine covers Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold,' partly in Cree
Indigenous rockers Midnight Shine have added fresh glitter to Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” with new version that features a verse in Mushkegowuk Cree. The Attawapiskat band released ...
Jan 08, 2019
Virus that kills piglets found in Alberta for the first time: Alberta Pork
EDMONTON - A disease that has killed millions of piglets around the world has been detected in Alberta for the first time. The Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation says the porcine epidemic ...
Jan 08, 2019
Canadian Alex Comsia emerges mentally stronger from painful shootout loss
Sometimes caring so much comes with a cost. Canadian centre back Alex Comsia learned that the hard way in December 2016 when his North Carolina Tar Heels took on Stanford in the semifinals of the NCAA...
Jan 08, 2019
Disappointment emerges as Canada's Mali mission nears halfway mark
OTTAWA - Nearly halfway through Canada’s 12-month mission in Mali, questions and disappointment are emerging over what some experts see as the Trudeau government’s lack of interest in the ...
Jan 08, 2019
US consumer borrowing growth up $22.1 billion in November
WASHINGTON - Americans slowed their pace of borrowing slightly in November, but it still grew by a robust $22.1 billion. Solid auto and student loans offset some of the decline in the category that co...
Jan 08, 2019