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Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars' Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre...
Aug 05, 2022

Calgary is a 'great fit' for new Flame Huberdeau
CALGARY - After a tumultuous start to the off-season, the Calgary Flames announced some good news late Thursday night with the signing of newly acquired left-winger Jonathan Huberdeau to an eight-year...
Aug 05, 2022

Firefighter: As many as 10 feared dead in house fire
NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) - As many as 10 people are feared dead after a house fire early Friday in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to a volunteer firefighter who responded and said the victims were hi...
Aug 05, 2022

Russia sanctions LGBTQ activist, Freeland and Joly's staff, singer Chantal Kreviazuk
OTTAWA - Russia sanctioned a raft of Canadian public figures on Friday including Maj.-Gen. Michael Wright, head of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, and the pastor who officiated the first gay mar...
Aug 05, 2022

'More than a brother to me': Victims of Montreal-area killings remembered
MONTREAL - Families and communities are mourning a grandfather, a hospital worker and a 22-year-old riding his skateboard who lost their lives this week to a seemingly random string of shootings in th...
Aug 05, 2022

Chun takes halfway lead at Women's British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - In Gee Chun is making another strong run at a major. The South Korean golfer took the halfway lead at the Women's British Open after a 5-under 66 in the second round on Frid...
Aug 05, 2022

Canada downs Mexico in shootout, reaches CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship final
TAMPA, Fla. - Canada advanced to the final of the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship with a penalty shootout win over Mexico on Friday. Montreal's Liana Tarasco converted the decisive penalty for t...
Aug 05, 2022

Nutrien CEO says Ukraine war will drive fertilizer demand for years
CALGARY, AB - Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. surged to all-time high profits in the first six months of 2022 as the war in Ukraine destabilized agriculture markets and heightened global...
Aug 05, 2022

Provincial, territorial federations want Hockey Canada meeting before paying dues
The country's 13 provincial and territorial hockey federations say they want answers from Hockey Canada and say payment of dues are contingent on getting answers. In a letter published Thursday to its...
Aug 05, 2022

Judge instructs jury before its deliberation in online extortion case of B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The British Columbia Supreme Court justice in the trial of a Dutch man charged with harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd told the jury to "take special care" with the t...
Aug 05, 2022