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Simone Biles wins 5th all-around title at gymnastics worlds
STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles won her fifth all-around title at the gymnastics world championships Thursday, underlining her status as the clear favourite for next year's Olympic gold medal. The U...
Oct 10, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. faces new charge in NYC sex misconduct case
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. learned Thursday that he's facing a new undisclosed charge in his sexual misconduct case, a development that came as jury selection was set to begin for his trial. At a cou...
Oct 10, 2019
McLeod Bethel-Thompson back as the starter with struggling Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back as the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback. Bethel-Thompson will begin his second stint of the season under centre Friday night when Toronto (2-12) ho...
Oct 10, 2019
Thunder drop three straight, trade for forward
The Drayton Valley Thunder are in the midst of a tough stretch having lost three games in a row. The Thunder fell 7-4 to Whitecourt on Saturday, 3-1 to Whitecourt again on Tuesday, and 3-1 Wednesday n...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh lays out conditions for NDP support in Parliament after Oct. 21 vote
OTTAWA - Just hours before the last televised debate of the federal election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is setting the Thanksgiving table for Canadians - and he's trying to make his New Democra...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh lays out conditions for NDP support in Parliament after Oct. 21 vote
OTTAWA - Just hours before the last televised debate of the federal election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is setting the Thanksgiving table for Canadians - and he's trying to make his New Democra...
Oct 10, 2019
Canadian forward Josh Larsen given three-game ban after Rugby World Cup red card
TOKYO - Canadian forward Josh Larsen has been handed a three-match ban in the wake of his red card against South Africa at the Rugby World Cup. The 25-year-old from Parksville, B.C., who came on ...
Oct 10, 2019
Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will appeal a decision invalidating parts of Quebec's cannabis law that prohibited home cultivation. On Sept. 3, Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled...
Oct 10, 2019
Syrian restaurant to reopen in Toronto days after closing over threats
TORONTO - A Syrian restaurant in downtown Toronto that closed after its owners said they received hate messages and death threats will reopen tomorrow. The Alsoufi family, which owns the popular resta...
Oct 10, 2019
'Is this your turd?': Missouri city's cleanup flags dog poop
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Officials in a southwest Missouri city are planting small flags in piles of abandoned dog poop as part of a campaign to get residents to clean up after their pets downtown. The Poli...
Oct 10, 2019