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Toronto FC falls to second straight loss, still looking for right balance
TORONTO - Ten games into the season and Toronto FC is very much still a work in progress. Greg Vanney's team can score (22 goals) but a penchant for losing the ball in bad places is making life d...
May 13, 2019
Lindsey Vonn memoir 'Rise: My Story' coming next year
NEW YORK - Lindsey Vonn, the retired Alpine skiing champion, is ready to look back. Vonn's memoir, "Rise: My Story," will come next year, Dey Street Books announced Monday. Vonn will describe her "epi...
May 13, 2019
Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scheme
BOSTON - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty Monday in the college admissions bribery scheme, the biggest name to do so in a scandal that has exposed the lengths to which some ...
May 13, 2019
B.C. court allows class-action lawsuit against Facebook to expand
VANCOUVER - A class-action lawsuit launched against Facebook by a British Columbia woman is allowed to include to residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador who claim their...
May 13, 2019
Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. The for...
May 13, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM preparing for training camp to open on time
Kyle Walters is generally a pessimist by his own admission, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM is optimistic CFL training camps will open without a hitch. All nine CFL teams are scheduled to open traini...
May 13, 2019
Sentencing date set for Cody Tyler Black Forehead
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After several delays, a sentencing date has been set for a man who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference in connection with two 15-year-old boys.Black Forehead appeared ...
May 13, 2019 Cody Tyler Black Forehead
Blue Jays shore up rotation by acquiring Edwin Jackson in trade with A's
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. The team announce...
May 13, 2019
Small communities grapple with 'huge challenge' of opioid crisis
OTTAWA - In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid overdoses in the span of week prompted police to issue a public warning. Access to extremely...
May 13, 2019
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his Georgia home, underwent successful surgery and was recovering comfortably, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. Carter was...
May 13, 2019