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'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges
CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday on felony charges of production of child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleg...
Sep 17, 2020

Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks Bubka's outdoor world record
ROME - Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday. Duplantis cleared 6 metres, 15 centimetres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome...
Sep 17, 2020

Twisted Sister singer to anti-maskers: Don't use our song
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who went into a Florida Target store blaring the group's hit "We're Not Gonna Take It" while rippi...
Sep 17, 2020

'Melrose Place' actress headed back to prison for 2010 crash
A former "Melrose Place" actress who has already served a prison sentence for a fatal 2010 drunken driving crash in New Jersey is headed back behind bars after a judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday...
Sep 17, 2020

N.S. premier seeks probe of possible criminality by police in Assoun case
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government will ask for an independent investigation into the destruction of evidence by police in the case of a man who spent almost 17 years in prison b...
Sep 17, 2020

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province's COVID-19 travel ban
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court judge has upheld the province's pandemic travel restrictions. Halifax resident Kimberly Taylor sued the Newfoundland and Labrador governmen...
Sep 17, 2020

Notley to stay on as Alberta NDP leader for 2023 provincial election
Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she will run for premier again in 2023.Notley, who said in December she would stay on as leader, confirmed those plans in a Facebook post this morning....
Sep 17, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 17
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:02 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, 2020: There are 140,550 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,356 confirmed (including 5,791 deaths, 58,012 ...
Sep 17, 2020

Schweitzer unveils $75M Innovation and Growth Strategy
Alberta's plan to bring investment back to the province is highlighted by a $75-million Investment and Growth Strategy that will be led by the recently created Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation...
Sep 17, 2020

Red Deer pair charged for using fake U.S. cash in southern Alberta
Police in southern Alberta say they have arrested two people from Red Deer after counterfeit U.S. currency was used in multiple small towns.Nanton RCMP say they were made aware of the fake money being...
Sep 17, 2020