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FX's new 'A Christmas Carol' has darker take, younger cast
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - FX's new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" includes a younger Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and a darker take on the Charles Dickens classic. Ebenezer Scrooge, often portrayed on sc...
Aug 06, 2019
Joseph and Olynyk provide backbone for Canada's World Cup basketball roster
TORONTO - Pulling on the Canada jersey never gets old for Cory Joseph. The 27-year-old point guard has dedicated a good chunk of every summer to Canada's national basketball program for more than a de...
Aug 06, 2019
Emails: Pritzker's office not aware band booked for 2 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A southern rock band whose logo features the Confederate flag was booked for the DuQuoin State Fair for two months before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff learned of the gig and abruptly...
Aug 06, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scores on debut for Paris Saint-Germain
COLOMIERS, France - Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scored 14 minutes into her debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, coming off the bench to head in the winner in a 2-1 victory over Bayern M...
Aug 06, 2019
Ottawa keeping tabs as doctors sound alarm about cancer drug supply
OTTAWA - The federal health minister's office says it is keeping a close watch on the supply of three generic cancer drugs as doctors raise serious concerns about the ris...
Aug 06, 2019
Veronique Hivon, considered favourite for PQ leader, says she won't run
QUEBEC - One of the most popular advocates for Quebec sovereignty and the woman considered the favourite to take over the embattled Parti Quebecois has announced she will not ...
Aug 06, 2019
Prosecutor: Killings of women were clearly work of same man
LOS ANGELES - Four strikingly similar attacks on women were all planned and executed by a skilled serial killer who studied the lives and California homes of victims who lived near him before savagely...
Aug 06, 2019
James Levine's lawsuit against Met Opera has been settled
NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine's breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera has been settled. A lawyer for Levine and the company made the announcement Tuesday but did...
Aug 06, 2019
Alberta cuts MLA pay by five per cent, and 10 per cent for Premier Jason Kenney
EDMONTON -- Alberta politicians are taking a five per cent pay cut, and Premier Jason Kenney will now be taking home 10 per cent less.The decision was made unanimously by an all-party committee that s...
Aug 06, 2019 Albert Legislature -- LNN
Mancini leads Orioles past Toronto 6-5 in mistake-prone game
BALTIMORE - Sometimes the inexperience of the Baltimore Orioles is glaring. Nonetheless, first-year manager Brandon Hyde continues to see improvement with the rebuilding club. Trey Mancini drove in tw...
Aug 06, 2019