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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A sharecropper's son who rose through the seats of power to become one of the nation's most influential voices. A Republican who went on to lead the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing. A lauded writer ...
Dec 16, 2019
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A sharecropper's son who rose through the seats of power to become one of the nation's most influential voices. A Republican who went on to lead the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing. A lauded writer ...
Dec 16, 2019
Standing ovation in Milan for Domingo's 50th anniversary
MILAN - Opera star Placido Domingo received a standing ovation for his 50th anniversary gala concert at La Scala on Sunday and returned the appreciation with a rare a cappella performance. Standing al...
Dec 16, 2019
Thompson mum on whether contract could keep him from Canadian team action
TORONTO - Tristan Thompson's contract status could keep him from playing for Canada's men's basketball team at its Olympic qualifying tournament this summer. The 28-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was h...
Dec 16, 2019
Alberta government launches appeal of federal carbon tax
EDMONTON, AB - Lawyers for the Alberta government have started arguments before the province's top court against the federal carbon tax.They are expected to tell the Alberta Court of Appeal that the r...
Dec 16, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
NDP wants more transparency, regular reviews of new North American trade deal
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are asking the Liberal government to provide Canadians with more information about what's in the new North American free trade deal and commit to regular reviews of its ...
Dec 16, 2019
Knights' Pacioretty, Sens' Duclair, Sabres' Eichel named NHL's weekly three stars
NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty, Ottawa Senators left-winger Anthony Duclair and Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel were named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Pa...
Dec 16, 2019
Coutinho stars as Bayern bounces back to rout Bremen 6-1
BERLIN - Philippe Coutinho has finally lived up to Bayern Munich's high hopes for the Brazil playmaker. Coutinho scored a hat trick and set up two more goals to help Bayern end its two-game losing run...
Dec 16, 2019
Loughlin's lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence
BOSTON - Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove the couple's innocence in a college admissions sc...
Dec 16, 2019
Man charged in connection with weekend assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge have charged one man following an assault over the weekend.At around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, LPS responded to a report of "suspicious circumstances". They...
Dec 16, 2019 Lethbridge Police have charged a man in connection with a weekend assault (Lethbridge News Now)