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Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
DUBLIN, Calif. - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman reported Tuesday to a U.S. prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal, a representative said. A bri...
Oct 15, 2019
Evaristo says Booker win a landmark for black British women
LONDON - Winning the Booker Prize is one big step for Bernardine Evaristo - and, she hopes, a giant leap for British women writers of colour. This week the London-based writer shared the prestigious p...
Oct 15, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta
EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta. The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll be heading north following "a few days of well needed rest...
Oct 15, 2019
Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers players earn CFL top performer nods
Toronto Argonauts wide receiver S.J. Green, Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris and Blue Bombers defensive back Marcus Sayles are the CFL's top performers for Week 18. Green had a season-high 170 rece...
Oct 15, 2019
Vancouver Canucks call up defenceman Ashton Sautner from AHL affiliate
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have recalled defenceman Ashton Sautner from their American Hockey League affiliate in Utica, N.Y. The 25-year-old Sautner has one assist in two games with Utica this...
Oct 15, 2019
Company linked to Warren Buffett investing in Alberta wind farm
CALGARY - A company linked to American investment guru Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind farm in southeastern Alberta next year.In a news release, Calgary...
Oct 15, 2019 Warren Buffet (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Bloc's Yves-Francois Blanchet eyes Conservative and Liberal Quebec City ridings
LEVIS, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is taking his campaign to the Quebec City area, hoping his party's recent momentum will lead to a breakthrough in the pro...
Oct 15, 2019
Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities found the remnants of a small homemade bomb that blew up in an elementary school playground in Helena on Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported, and it was not immediat...
Oct 15, 2019
Elections Canada reporting increased turnout at advance polls
OTTAWA, ON. - Elections Canada is reporting an increase in advance poll turnout for the federal election nationwide compared to 2015.According to preliminary data released Tuesday, Elections Canada sa...
Oct 15, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
More losses, more trades for Drayton Valley Thunder
The Drayton Valley Thunder dropped a pair of games over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend and now see their winless streak sitting at five games. The Thunder lost a close 3-2 game to the Fort McMurray Oil...
Oct 15, 2019