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French judge refuses to block Catholic sex scandal movie
PARIS - A French judge refused Monday to block the release this week in French cinemas of a movie based on a Catholic sex scandal. French director Francois Ozon's film "Grace a Dieu" ("By the Grace of...
Feb 20, 2019
'Making this up:' Study says oilsands assessments marred by weak science
EDMONTON - Dozens of oilsands environmental impact studies are marred by inconsistent science that's rarely subjected to independent checks, says a university study. "It doesn't ...
Feb 20, 2019
Man accused in Amber Alert to learn sentence today
A young girl with autism and epilepsy was using a tablet in the back of a running Mercedes outside of a strip mall in North Battleford when Johnathan Gunville, wanting to go on a joy ride, hoped in th...
Feb 20, 2019
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesSJHLNotre Dame 3, Estevan 2SMAAAHLBlazers 2, Swift Current 4Battlefords 3, Contacts 2Regina 4, Beardy's 0 NHL Florida 4 Buffalo 2Tampa Bay 5 Philadelphia 2Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 3N.Y. ...
Feb 20, 2019
Costume Designers Guild honours Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ruth E. Carter may be receiving Oscar recognition for her costume designer work on "Black Panther," but she told a packed room at the Costume Guild Awards on Tuesday night that...
Feb 20, 2019
Italy becomes ninth international football league to join forces with CFL
TORONTO - Add Italy to the growing list of international football federations working with the CFL. The Federazione Italiana di American Football (FIDAF) and the CFL announced they will team up in a p...
Feb 20, 2019
Nigeria's female candidates seek victory despite harassment
KANO, Nigeria - Nervous ahead of Nigeria's delayed election, a group of young women picked up their cellphones and wished each other well. "Honestly I'm so tensed and scared," one typed. "I feel like ...
Feb 20, 2019
In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling
BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France - Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy f...
Feb 20, 2019
Border wall a complex issue for 2020 prospect Beto O'Rourke
EL PASO, Texas - When President Donald Trump visited Beto O'Rourke's hometown to argue that walling off the southern border would make the U.S. safer, the former Democratic congressman and possible 20...
Feb 20, 2019
Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou leads Canadian content on May UFC Ottawa card
The UFC is returning to Ottawa for a May 4 show at the Canadian Tire Centre. The main event has yet to be announced but the UFC has already lined up seven Canadians, including 14th-ranked middleweight...
Feb 20, 2019