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Brazilian fullback Auro described as questionable for Toronto FC game
TORONTO - Brazilian fullback Auro is questionable for Toronto’s FC’s home game Saturday against the visiting Chicago Fire. Coach Greg Vanney said Auro was feeling soreness in his semitendi...
Apr 04, 2019
Saskatchewan premier welcomes Manitoba in fight against federal carbon tax
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he welcomes Manitoba in the legal fight against Ottawa over the federal carbon tax. Moe told about 1,500 people at a Regina rally opposing the tax that Sas...
Apr 04, 2019
Canada's Beckie ready to face off against Man City teammates in England friendly
Janine Beckie will see plenty of familiar faces when she lines up for Canada against England in an international soccer friendly Friday in Manchester. The Manchester City forward expects to see anywhe...
Apr 04, 2019
Iowa State guard Wigginton latest Canadian to declare for NBA draft
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State guard Lindell Wigginton is the latest Canadian to declare himself eligible for this year’s NBA draft. Wigginton, a sophomore from Dartmouth, N.S., made the announcement i...
Apr 04, 2019
Man suspected of shooting Nipsey Hussle charged with murder
LOS ANGELES - The man suspected of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. Los Angeles County prosecutors filed the charges against 29-year-old Er...
Apr 04, 2019
CFL to stage one-round draft of European players who participated in combine
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have the first overall pick when the CFL conducts its first-ever European player draft next Thursday. The nine CFL teams will have an opportunity to select one o...
Apr 04, 2019
Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers
OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma’s attorney general Thursday dropped some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit allegi...
Apr 04, 2019
Lethbridge Police recruiting volunteers for The Watch program set to start in May
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the new programs that the Lethbridge Police Service is rolling out to help deal with the drug crisis in downtown is now recruiting volunteers. LPS has announced Jeff Hansen, wh...
Apr 04, 2019
Public safety minister says new law targets gang-run drug and crime houses
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has put a target on neighbourhood properties linked to guns, gangs and drugs activities, the public safety minister said Thursday. Mike Farnworth introduced ...
Apr 04, 2019
New complaint of coerced sterilization foreseeable and preventable: lawyer
OTTAWA - The Saskatchewan Health Authority is investigating a new complaint from an Indigenous woman who alleges she was coerced into sterilization after giving birth. The health authority confirmed t...
Apr 04, 2019