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MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have released quarterback Johnny Manziel. The team said in a news release it was told by the CFL to terminate Manziel's contract "after it was found that he had contr...

TORONTO - An incident in which a man nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting on a comedy event was roundly condemned on Wednesday, with some arguing the actions amounted to an a...

MINSK, Belarus - Ukraine has pulled out of this year's Eurovision song contest following a politically-tinged dispute between the singer who won the national competition and the country's national pub...

LOS ANGELES - An Oprah Winfrey interview with two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as boys will air immediately after a documentary on the men. HBO and the Oprah Winfrey Network announ...

CHICAGO - A Chicago judge says "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett can travel out-of-state to meet his lawyers while he's free on bond on charges he falsely reported being attacked by two masked men. Anne ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall for Compliments brand uncooked chicken nuggets.The CFIA issued the recall Wednesday, saying the chicken nuggets could be contaminated with ...

TORONTO - His face concealed by a scarf under a tuque, Toronto FC defender Chris Mavinga looked more like he was going to rob a bank than kick a ball Monday. It was minus-5 Celsius - feeling...

EDMONTON - Alberta is on track for a $6.9-billion budget deficit amid speculation voters will go to the polls this spring before a new budget is introduced. The budget had originally forecast a d...

TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League season will be split in two, with spring and fall champions meeting to decide the year's overall winner. The seven-team men's pro soccer league, which k...

EDMONTON - A woman in Alberta says she feels like she's not Canadian enough after her daughters were denied citizenship. Victoria Maruyama was born in Hong Kong and, because her father ...