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Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event
ATLANTA - Lil Jon says he understands Maroon 5's decision to cancel its news conference to discuss the band's Super Bowl halftime performance with reporters. Maroon 5, with frontman Adam Levine, was s...
Jan 31, 2019
Semi-driver in Humboldt Broncos crash a newlywed with business education
MELFORT, Sask. - The man who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is a newlywed who earned a commerce degree in his native India and worked at a Calgary liquor store before...
Jan 31, 2019
Ice ownership optimistic about bringing WHL back to Winnipeg
TORONTO - Greg Fettes has done his research and believes major junior hockey can work in Winnipeg, even with no presence in the Western Hockey League for over three decades and two professio...
Jan 31, 2019
Quebec Premier Legault says province does not suffer from Islamophobia
GATINEAU, Que. - Premier Francois Legault said Thursday there is no Islamophobia in Quebec, closing the door on the idea of designating a national day to combat the problem. On Tuesday, the secon...
Jan 31, 2019
Jays prospect Clemens launches civil suit against Houston bar, alleging assault
Toronto Blue Jays prospect Kacy Clemens and fellow minor-leaguer Conner Capel have launched a civil lawsuit against a Houston bar, alleging they were assaulted by staff members shortly ...
Jan 31, 2019
After further (judicial) review: No do-over of Rams-Saints
NEW ORLEANS - A courtroom quest by two New Orleans Saints ticketholders for a full or partial do-over of this year's NFC championship game because of a blown "no-call" by game officials was rejected T...
Jan 31, 2019
Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime to play both singles and doubles in Davis Cup tie
Captain Frank Dancevic is going with youth over experience for Canada's Davis Cup tie against Slovakia this week at NTC Arena. Teenagers Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime were ...
Jan 31, 2019
US border agency says it's made biggest-ever fentanyl bust
PHOENIX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the deadly synthetic opioid from a...
Jan 31, 2019
Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are used to raising a political stink as part of their job. But there was an odour of a different kind Tuesday coming out of the newly renovated West Block building that...
Jan 31, 2019
Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday sh...
Jan 31, 2019