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Fred VanVleet caps late Raptors comeback as Toronto beats Pacers 99-96
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam summed up his confidence in teammate Fred VanVleet with two words: “Steady Freddie.” VanVleet displayed his resiliency Wednesday, bouncing back from a dismal first ...
Dec 19, 2018
Omar Khadr no longer attending RDC
Omar Khadr, the former Guantanamo Bay detainee who received a multi-million dollar settlement from the federal government after his rights were violated, is no longer attending Red Deer College. Khadr...
Dec 19, 2018
Canadian pilot 'upbeat' before fatal crash of seaplane in Australia: report
SYDNEY, Australia - Investigators in Australia have used photographs taken by a passenger and a witness on the ground to help piece together the last moments before a seaplane crashed on New Year̵...
Dec 19, 2018
Up Close With A Jivaro Shrunken Head
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Shrunken Heads With over 100 shrunken heads in the Ripley's collection, they're known as one of our most iconic exhibits. Robert Ripley collected his first...
Dec 19, 2018
The FBI Had It’s Eye On It’s A Wonderful Life, Your Favorite Christmas Movie
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's A Wonderful Life is now regarded as one of the greatest and most beloved Christmas season movies of all time. The tale of George Bailey, who had plann...
Dec 19, 2018
Those Four Small Words Can Be Attributed To A 100-Year-Old Cartoon
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Champs and Chumps On December 19, 1918-ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY-the first "Believe It or Not!" cartoon was published. On a slow news day, Robert Ripley ...
Dec 19, 2018
Oilers' Khaira suspended two games for cross-checking Blues' Dunn
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira two games for cross-checking St. Louis Blues defenceman Vince Dunn in a game Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The incident occurred...
Dec 19, 2018
Jays' Shapiro unveils Dunedin makeover details and weighs in on 2019 plans
TORONTO - Work crews were chipping away at projects outside Rogers Centre on Wednesday as Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro was busy weighing in on the team’s construction plans inside the stadiu...
Dec 19, 2018
More than 1,000 trucks rally for oil and gas industry south of Edmonton
NISKU, Alta. - More than a thousand trucks drove in a convoy south of Edmonton to protest the ailing state of the oil and natural gas industry. The convoy was part of a pro-pipeline rally featuring Op...
Dec 19, 2018
Governors agree to study sending gas to Asia through Mexico
PHOENIX - The governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico’s Sonora state signed an agreement Wednesday to study a plan to export natural gas to Asia by connecting existing pipelines to move the ...
Dec 19, 2018