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Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 14, 2019
Docs: Robert Indiana had $13M in bank as house crumbled
ROCKLAND, Maine - Court documents indicate pop artist Robert Indiana had $13 million in the bank even as his house sank into disrepair before his death. Documents filed Wednesday by Indiana's estate a...
Aug 14, 2019
WeWork reveals rapid growth and massive losses ahead of IPO
NEW YORK - WeWork's parent company gave investors the most detailed look yet at its finances Wednesday, revealing breakneck growth on the back of massive losses as the office-sharing company prepares ...
Aug 14, 2019
Canada's Shapovalov out of Western & Southern Open after loss to Pouille
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament after losing in straight sets to Lucas Pouille on Wednesday. The Frenchman, ranked 31st in the world,...
Aug 14, 2019
West-leading Bombers say Lions can still roar despite toothless record
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson isn't fooled by the B.C. Lions' underdog status. The Blue Bombers defensive end won't take the Lions lightly Thursday when his heavily favoured club hosts a team that has a...
Aug 14, 2019
University of Lethbridge gets funding for state-of-the-art lab rat housing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canada Foundation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund has provided $90,000 to the University of Lethbridge to help provide essential rat housing infrastructure in the new Science and Aca...
Aug 14, 2019 U of L's New Science and Academic Building (Lethbridge News NOW)
Suicide watch for Epstein never intended to be indefinite
NEW YORK - For all the talk from politicians and conspiracy theorists that Jeffrey Epstein should have remained on suicide watch, prison experts say such restrictions are intended for only short perio...
Aug 14, 2019
'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...
Aug 14, 2019
Veteran quarterback Mike Reilly back practising with Lions after ankle injury
It seems Mike Reilly does know Mike Reilly best. The B.C. veteran quarterback was a full participant at practice Monday. Reilly suffered an apparent ankle injury lat...
Aug 14, 2019
Jets' Le'Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap game
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Le'Veon Bell was in fifth grade when he simply couldn't shake music from his mind. The creative beats. The grooving basslines. The raw lyrics. He was hooked on it all, just like f...
Aug 14, 2019