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Donny and Marie Osmond announce end of Las Vegas residency
LAS VEGAS - Donny and Marie Osmond say they will end their Las Vegas show later this year, concluding an 11-year run on the Strip. The brother-sister duo made the announcement during an appearance on ...
Mar 21, 2019
Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi willing to sacrifice for his sport
Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi climbs into the Octagon on Saturday for the 16th time. Among Canadians, only Georges St-Pierre (22), Patrick (The Predator) Cote (21) and Sam (Hands of St...
Mar 21, 2019
Dierks Bentley joins list of performers for NFL Draft
NASHVILLE - Country star Dierks Bentley has joined the list of scheduled performers for next month’s NFL Draft festivities. Bentley will perform a free outdoor concert April 27 in downtown Nashv...
Mar 21, 2019
Maple Leafs sign forward Nic Petan to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nic Petan to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$775,000. The Maple Leafs acquired the 23-year-old in a Feb. 25 trade...
Mar 21, 2019
Sir John A. Macdonald statue vandalized again in downtown Montreal
MONTREAL - Vandals struck a Sir John A. Macdonald statue in downtown Montreal once again, spray painting the imposing bronze monument to the country’s first prime minister early Thursday. Montre...
Mar 21, 2019
Cambridge University rescinds offer of fellowship for Jordan Peterson
A controversial Toronto psychology professor is lambasting a prestigious British university after it opted to rescind a visiting fellowship on the basis of his work. Jordan Peterson published a blog p...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project’s proponent and ...
Mar 21, 2019
Cummings concerned about Jared, Ivanka private emails, texts
WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a powerful White House aide, did not preserve all of her official emails as required by federal law, and her husband, Jared Kushner, used ...
Mar 21, 2019
Levi's soars in return to public markets
NEW YORK - Levi Strauss & Co.’s return to the public markets got an enthusiastic reception from investors who believe the iconic brand is ready for a comeback - and still has a lot more room...
Mar 21, 2019
Export slump deepens for American whiskey producers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - American whiskey producers are suffering a worsening hangover from the Trump administration’s trade disputes. Overall exports of bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey fell...
Mar 21, 2019