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McCarville's Northern Ontario team pulls out of Scotties due to COVID-19 concerns
Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville says her team is declining an invitation to participate in the Canadian women's curling championship due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.McCarville's tea...
Dec 18, 2020
Sexual assault charge dropped against rapper Mystikal
SHREVEPORT, La. - A sexual assault charged was dropped against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago. On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta’s use of strychnine as wolf control
EDMONTON - Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds.Wol...
Dec 18, 2020
Canada Basketball set for first foray into esports at FIBA Open
Russell Starr's parents didn't see much future in their son's video gaming, even when he told them he was making money from it. Qualifying for the NBA 2K League draft pool didn't convince them either....
Dec 18, 2020
Saskatchewan Roughriders release Canadian defensive lineman Evans
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released Canadian defensive lineman Zack Evans. The Regina native and two-time Grey Cup champion has played in eight CFL seasons with the Roughriders and Ottawa Redbl...
Dec 18, 2020
Mick Jagger gets some shelter, buying Florida mansion
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Mick Jagger, Florida Man? The Rolling Stones front man recently purchased a mansion south of Tampa as a Christmas present for his girlfriend, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP using helicopter in search for five missing scallop fishermen
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia RCMP say they plan to use a helicopter today to continue the search for five fishermen whose boat sank in the Bay of Fundy on Tuesday morning. The Mounties issued a statement...
Dec 18, 2020
Swedes want checks for hull damage in 1994 ferry disaster
COPENHAGEN - Sweden said Friday it wants divers to inspect the wreck of one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters, the sinking of a ferry in the Baltic Sea in 1994 that killed 852 people,...
Dec 18, 2020
Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports
Olympic champion Beckie Scott never imagined herself running a non-profit after retiring from competitive cross-country skiing. As Canada's most-decorated cross-country skier, she simply knew firsthan...
Dec 18, 2020
High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot ...
Dec 18, 2020