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Author Wally Lamb sued by ex-inmate over new book
HARTFORD, Conn. - A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn't been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimi...
May 29, 2019
'This was not possible.' Doctor says he believed Thai cave rescue would fail
HALIFAX - The Australian doctor who played a pivotal role in rescuing 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand last year says he initially thought the plan to save the children w...
May 29, 2019
Scotiabank Arena's events organizer on the 'game of Tetris' that's planning against sports
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' first appearance in the NBA Finals is a cause for celebration for many Canadians, but it also has put a damper on plans for some concertgoers. F...
May 29, 2019
Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69
Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team. A reliable fielder, too. But a little grounder forever changed his legacy. Buckner, who made one of the b...
May 29, 2019
Trudeau to include U.S. state abortion laws in talks with VP Pence
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he intends to raise the "backsliding" of women's rights in the United States with Vice-President Mike Pence this week. Pence is to be in Ottawa Thursday to ...
May 29, 2019
Two locals charged after police chase leads to suspected bike chop shop
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a man and a woman with various property and drug offences after a foot chase in the downtown. According to police, at 2 p.m. on May 28 a Downtown Polici...
May 29, 2019 Bike Parts (Photo Credit: Lethbridge Police)
Edgar, Holloway look forward to finally meeting at UFC 240 in Edmonton
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie (The Answer) Edgar is looking to do what featherweight title-holder Max (Blessed) Holloway failed to do last time out against Dustin (The Diamond) Poirier - bec...
May 29, 2019
Defence lawyer says anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe was not a hoax
WINNIPEG - A lawyer for one of three family members accused of staging an anti-Semitic attack at their Winnipeg cafe says the hate crime was no hoax. Martin Glazer says his client, Oxan...
May 29, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 29, 2019
Family of Quebec man imprisoned in Oman seeks Ottawa's help to bring him home
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man imprisoned in Oman appealed Monday to the Canadian government to help repatriate him before he is extradited to the United Arab Emirates ...
May 29, 2019