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Players hope US-Canada rivalry game helps spawn pro league
HARTFORD, Conn. - The United States women's hockey beat Canada 4-1 on Saturday night, with players hoping the first in a series of five games between the international rivals will help kindle the publ...
Dec 16, 2019
In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads
NEW YORK - The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a "wrong decision," said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conse...
Dec 16, 2019
Harvey Weinstein says he's advanced women's film careers
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein says he is a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry, saying his work has been forgotten in the wake of allegations of sexual assault. "I feel like t...
Dec 16, 2019
Off-season carousel continues in CFL
I never really thought of Friday the 13th as a bad thing...but consider this.I initially wrote my Riderville column on December 12 and most of the question marks surrounding CFL coaches seem to have b...
Dec 16, 2019
Toronto police and family to make statement in Barry and Honey Sherman case
Toronto police will release a statement this morning regarding the investigation into the murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. Police say they will release a statement ...
Dec 16, 2019
Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a minimum security lockup. That's the first ...
Dec 16, 2019
Royalty, EU, US delegations attend Battle of Bulge ceremony
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Royalty, U.S. and European Union top officials are attending ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II - the Battle of the Bulge,...
Dec 16, 2019
Court to hear First Nations' challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 16, 2019
Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return
LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, N.L. - On a clear Friday morning in mid-November, the MV Hazel McIsaac is packed with a gaggle of chatting passengers. U-Hauls and pick-up trucks are parked on the ferry's bottom d...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau to provide update on federal books as provinces push for more help
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy - and the government's books - since the October election. The update comes...
Dec 16, 2019