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'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
Mould causing housing crisis for First Nations across Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - A housing crisis in a northern Ontario First Nation is the tip of a deep, systemic problem in communities across the country that requires the response of a task forc...
Feb 01, 2019
St. F.X. women's basketball coach suspended after player injured during practice
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The coach of the St. Francis Xavier University women's basketball team remains suspended as the school's athletics department investigates an alleged disciplinary incident that...
Feb 01, 2019
Man arrested following high-speed pursuit through northern Saskatchewan
RCMP members from several area detachments worked together Wednesday night to arrest a man who led police on a high-speed pursuit through northern Saskatchewan. RCMP officers from Waskesiu, La Ronge, ...
Feb 01, 2019
Rapper 6ix9ine admits gang membership and pleads guilty
NEW YORK - Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH'-shee sihks-NEYN') has pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting his participation in a violent gang and pledging to co-operate with prosecutors ...
Feb 01, 2019