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Police were told deal was in works with Jussie Smollett
CHICAGO - New documents on the Jussie Smollett case show that prosecutors told Chicago police detectives that a possible deal with the "Empire" actor was in the works a month before charges against hi...
May 30, 2019
US emergency aid for Venezuela to be distributed in Colombia
BOGOTA - U.S.-supplied humanitarian aid that was earmarked for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid will now be distributed in Colombia, officials said Thursday. Colombia's government said it had r...
May 30, 2019
NWHL cancels expansion plans, open to talk of new league
The National Women's Hockey League is cancelling plans to add a pair of Canadian teams for the 2019-20 season for now and making clear it is open to doing what's best for women's hockey. Even if that ...
May 30, 2019
Trump hitting Mexico with 5% tariff in response to migrants
WASHINGTON - In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the count...
May 30, 2019
Fear and apprehension grips northern Alberta residents as Wildfires grow
GRANDE PRAIRIE -- The Vice Chair of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement says homes in her community are burning and she feels like they're the forgotten people once again. Lori Wanuch says she has bee...
May 30, 2019 Photo Credit: Facebook/Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement
Raptors forward OG Anunoby expected back for Game 2 of NBA Finals on Sunday
TORONTO - Forward OG Anunoby is expected back in the Raptors lineup on Sunday for Game 2 of the NBA Finals as Toronto hosts the Golden State Warriors. Anunoby has missed the entire post-season after h...
May 30, 2019
AGLC plans to grant five cannabis retail licenses each week from now on
MEDICINE HAT -- The freeze on cannabis retail licenses has been lifted in Alberta.Alberta Gaming Liquor Cannabis (AGLC) has decided there's enough producers to sustain more cannabis retail stores."We'...
May 30, 2019 Cannabis shop
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 30, 2019
Enbridge offers 2024 finish for Great Lakes tunnel project
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it could have a proposed oil pipeline tunnel built and operating beneath a crucial Great Lakes channel by early 2024, responding to demands from Mich...
May 30, 2019
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 30, 2019