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Columbia University band shuts down, cites troubled history
NEW YORK - The Columbia University Marching Band, which had run-ins with school administration over the years over situations like mocking its own team, has decided to voluntarily shut itself down ove...
Sep 16, 2020
Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction
NEW YORK - He weighed at least 7 tons and had eyes the size of baseballs. His bite could have crushed a car. He bore scars from fierce prehistoric battles. All this could be yours for as much as $8 mi...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Joel Edmundson to four-year deal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed new defenceman Joel Edmundson to a four-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The Habs traded a fifth-round pick to the Carolina H...
Sep 16, 2020
Cavallini fined, Maciel suspended for actions in Whitecaps-Impact battle
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Whitecaps striker has been fined and an Impact midfielder suspended following a testy battle that ended in a 4-2 win for Montreal on Sunday. Vancouver's Lucas Cavallini was eje...
Sep 16, 2020
With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
NEW YORK - What's it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? Like most things during the pandemic, it's surreal. Except for trips to the editing room, dir...
Sep 16, 2020
Stars wait inside bubble for Stanley Cup Final opponent
EDMONTON - Blake Comeau and the Dallas Stars knew there would be the huge sacrifice of being away from their families once inside the NHL bubble, and those absences have only been amplified by monoton...
Sep 16, 2020
Sabres acquire Eric Staal in sending Johansson to Wild
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kevyn Adams didn't have to do too much homework on centre Eric Staal in completing his first trade as Buffalo Sabres general manager. A former NHL player, Adams had plenty of firsthand...
Sep 16, 2020
Saskatoon team brings on first woman player in Canadian Junior Football League
SASKATOON - Emmarae Dale says it was surreal when she put on a bright blue jersey and walked onto the football field to practice with the Saskatoon Hilltops. The first woman to suit up for the Canadia...
Sep 16, 2020
Maya Moore now wed, to wrongfully jailed man she helped free
NEW YORK - Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. Moore and Irons appeared together on ABC...
Sep 16, 2020
MN-S takes legal action against the province of Saskatchewan
Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) has turned to the courts to address the provincial government's use and reliance on the 2010 First Nation and Mtis Consultation Policy Framework also referred to as t...
Sep 16, 2020