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Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead
NEW YORK - Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweene...
Jul 31, 2019
Wolves forward Quinton Byfield ready for big year ahead of 2020 NHL draft
CALGARY - Quinton Byfield is a bow-tie man. The Sudbury Wolves forward collects them. "Probably own 20 and funky ones too," he said. Byfield might push the sartorial envelope at the 2020 NHL...
Jul 31, 2019
Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election
OTTAWA - With a federal election campaign just weeks away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh scored a blow against Justin Trudeau's Indigenous bona fides Monday as he introduced a prominent Firs...
Jul 31, 2019
Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games
TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...
Jul 31, 2019
O'Shea, Steinauer saw each other continuing on together as CFL coaches
Back when they were teammates with the Toronto Argonauts, Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer always figured they'd coach together. After winning a Grey Cup as players with Toronto in 2004, O'...
Jul 31, 2019
CFL picks: Hamilton Tiger-Cats turn to Dane Evans for game against Roughriders
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now Dane Evans' team. Evans becomes Hamilton's starter after incumbent Jeremiah Masoli suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Ticats' 23-15 home win over the previousl...
Jul 31, 2019
Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'
OTTAWA - Federal officials warned in a presentation earlier this year that the risk of student loan defaults and delays was on the rise, noting bleakly: the "system is broken." Federal stude...
Jul 31, 2019
R. Kelly judge to decide on order protecting evidence
CHICAGO - A federal judge overseeing singer R. Kelly's child-pornography case in Chicago is set to rule on how tightly he should restrict access to and mentions of the evidence. There's little doubt J...
Jul 31, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats add former Saskatchewan quarterback David Watford
HAMILTON - Three days after losing starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to a season-ending injury, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed QB David Watford. Masoli tore his left anterior cruciate ligament...
Jul 31, 2019
Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week
NEW YORK - Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris. Hemingway's contemporary and fellow Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, was best known for "The Grapes ...
Jul 31, 2019