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McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
Montreal's McGill University said Wednesday that it needs more time to decide what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a statem...
Feb 01, 2019
'Not out of the woods:' Alberta easing oil production cuts as price improves
EDMONTON - Alberta is easing mandatory production cuts as the price of oil increases, but industry players remain concerned about the underlying problem that drove the curtailment in th...
Feb 01, 2019
McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
Montreal's McGill University said Wednesday that it needs more time to decide what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a statem...
Feb 01, 2019
New-look Toronto Wolfpack start season with same goal of Super League promotion
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have a new coach in Brian McDermott and a new marquee back in Ricky Leutele among a half-dozen reinforcements. But the goal for the transatlantic rugby league ...
Feb 01, 2019
'Empire' actor says account of attack has been consistent
CHICAGO - "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett said Friday that he has been "consistent on every level" with the police during their investigation into what he says was a racist and homophobic attack on him...
Feb 01, 2019
Mariano Rivera awed by his first Hall of Fame visit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Mariano Rivera stopped at the entrance to the Plaque Gallery inside the Baseball Hall of Fame and just gazed at the walls, awestruck by the moment. He was a long way from Puerto Ca...
Feb 01, 2019
Penguins turn to youth, land Bjugstad, McCann from Panthers
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers on Friday for forward Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks. The dea...
Feb 01, 2019
CBS bets big with new talent show 'The World's Best'
PASADENA, Calif. - CBS is betting big on "The World's Best," handing over the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot to the new talent competition shepherded by reality TV titans Mark Burnett and Mike Darn...
Feb 01, 2019
Trade tribunal tosses U.S. firm's complaint about warship-design competition
OTTAWA - A federal trade tribunal is tossing out a challenge to the federal government's handling of a high-stakes competition to design the navy's new $60-billion fleet of warships. The Canadian Inte...
Feb 01, 2019
Judges cannot be overly swayed by victim impact statements: legal experts
Legal experts say a sentencing judge must use caution and not be overwhelmed by victim impact statements. A Saskatchewan judge heard more than 70 victim impact statements this week...
Feb 01, 2019