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HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 26, 2019
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1990s film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoi...
Jul 26, 2019
B.C. Lions 'need to turn threes into sevens' against Roughriders: coach
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions defensive back Crezdon Butler has a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle heading into Saturday's matchup with the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 32-year-old w...
Jul 26, 2019
High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a...
Jul 26, 2019
Raptor' Chris Boucher takes championship trophy home to where it all started
MONTREAL - Hundreds of young people from Montreal North, and even a few not-so-young, welcomed home local hero and NBA champion Chris Boucher on Friday. The Toronto Raptors forward...
Jul 26, 2019
LPS and firefighters investigating cause of explosions and fire in north side home
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A series of explosions and subsequent fire in a north side home, has left a man and his pets homeless - and his house in shambles.Bryan Beekman says around 12 p.m. Friday, July 26, he...
Jul 26, 2019 Home owner Bryan Beekman says he lost everything in a Friday afternoon house fire
Struggling Eskimos can't take winless Argonauts for granted
EDMONTON - Any thoughts that the winless Toronto Argonauts might represent one of those trap games for the Edmonton Eskimos went right out the window last weekend. While the Argonauts are 0-5 after a ...
Jul 26, 2019
Court says Turkey violated petition-signing scholars' rights
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's top court ruled Friday that 10 academics had their rights violated when they were sentenced on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda for signing a petition calling fo...
Jul 26, 2019
Ben Chiarot says it took little persuading to sign with the Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. - High taxes, obsessive fans, blanket media coverage and the French language are all reasons invoked to explain why NHL free agents tend to steer clear of Montreal. But Ben Chiarot isn'...
Jul 26, 2019
12-year-old Canadian Michelle Liu earns berth in LPGA Tour event next month
RED DEER, Alta. - A 12-year-old from Vancouver likely will become the youngest golfer to play in the 47-year history of Canada's national women's championship next month. Michelle Liu earned a be...
Jul 26, 2019