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'Harsh,' 'disrespectful,' but no bullying in WADA case
MONTREAL - Witnesses saw tears in Beckie Scott's eyes following a meeting in which one man called her attitude "victimistic" and another questioned whether the athletes' committee she led even needed ...
May 15, 2019
Raptors top opening game of Eastern Conference final 108-100 to Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Brook Lopez scored 29 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ...
May 15, 2019
Trump pardons author of flattering Trump biography
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire onc...
May 15, 2019
Trump pardons Conrad Black for 2007 fraud convictions in U.S.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire once include...
May 15, 2019
3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three others ar...
May 15, 2019
AP source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "l...
May 15, 2019
Jackson plays for record 14th team, Blue Jays lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Edwin Jackson became the first player in major league history to play for 14 teams when he made his Toronto Blue Jays debut and pitched five innings Wednesday in a 4-3 loss to the San ...
May 15, 2019
NLSD cuts teacher positions in several northern communities
There will be less teachers in Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) classrooms next fall as a drop in the number of students leads to a reduction in staff.That's according to Director of Education J...
May 15, 2019 A total of 8.5 teaching positions are affected by the cuts. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Politicians condemn RCMP questioning of Indigenous girl who reported sex assault
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. Cro...
May 15, 2019
Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO - California fire officials said Wednesday that Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildf...
May 15, 2019