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Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults
DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...
Mar 06, 2020

Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to meet the...
Mar 06, 2020

Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...
Mar 06, 2020

Montreal-area commuter rail service to resume after dismantling of blockade
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area commuter rail line will be up and running again this afternoon following more than three weeks of service disruption by a rail blockade on the Mohawk territory of Kahna...
Mar 06, 2020

Peter MacKay says he regrets how 'stinking albatross' comment was viewed
REGINA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says he regrets how some people interpreted his comment that current leader Andrew Scheer's socially conservatives values were a "stinking albat...
Mar 06, 2020

Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 06, 2020

Victor Wanyama excited to play for coach Thierry Henry's Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - The star power of Thierry Henry is already paying dividends for the Montreal Impact. New designated player Victor Wanyama signed a three-year deal with Montreal on Tuesday on a free transfe...
Mar 06, 2020

Forward Josh Archibald signs two-year extension with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Josh Archibald to a two-year contract extension. Archibald, 27, has a career-high 12 goals and eight assists in 59 games with the Oilers this season,...
Mar 06, 2020

Canadian featherweight Gavin (Guv'nor) Tucker added to UFC card in Lincoln
Canadian featherweight Gavin (Guv'nor) Tucker will face American Billy Quarantillo at a UFC Fight Night card April 25 in Lincoln, Neb. The main event at the Pinnacle Bank Arena pits Anthony Smith, ran...
Mar 06, 2020

Canadian international winger Ben Fisk first player to join Atletico Ottawa
In choosing Ben Fisk as its first player signing, Atletico Ottawa landed a Canadian international with experience both in Spain and the Canadian Premier League. The 27-year-old winger from Vancou...
Mar 06, 2020