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Illinois refuses permit for concert to be hosted by R. Kelly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star. Illin...
Jan 12, 2019
Scheidegger shines, qualifies for weekend in win over Fleury
North Battleford, Sask. - Casey Scheidegger's rink has qualified for the quarterfinals at the 2019 Meridian Canadian Open after a 6-4 seven end win over Winnipeg's Tracey Fleury. The 2017 champion fou...
Jan 12, 2019
Teen refugee fleeing Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto
TORONTO - A Saudi teen described as a “brave new Canadian” by one of the federal government’s senior ministers has landed in Toronto after fleeing her allegedly abusive family. Rahaf...
Jan 12, 2019
Canada tops Russia in OT at U18 women's hockey world championship semi
OBIHIRO, Japan - Danielle Serdachny scored 44 seconds into overtime on Saturday to lift Canada to a 4-3 win over Russia and into the gold medal final at the IIHF women’s under-18 world champions...
Jan 12, 2019
Stephen King complaint spurs newspaper subscription drive
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine newspaper that horrified author Stephen King by dropping its local book review coverage is using his complaint to boost digital subscriptions. King, who lives in Bangor, comp...
Jan 12, 2019
University of Lethbridge researchers hope to uncover mysteries of deadly Glioblastoma
LETHBRIGE – It’s a particularly aggressive and deadly form of cancer. The same disease that took the lives of the Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, US Senator John McCain and Actress and...
Jan 12, 2019
Granddad: Wisconsin girl has no link to suspected kidnapper
MADISON, Wis. - The grandfather of a northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to t...
Jan 12, 2019
Motive for slaying of California policewoman still a mystery
DAVIS, Calif. - A gunman on a bicycle ambushed a rookie policewoman in Northern California, shooting her from the shadows, then reloaded and narrowly avoided wounding others before walking home and ca...
Jan 12, 2019
Trump calls report on FBI probe of him 'most insulting'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday called “most insulting” a published report that federal law enforcement officials were so concerned about his behaviour in the days after he...
Jan 12, 2019
US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says it has started pulling equipment, but not troops, out of Syria as a first step in meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for a complete military withdrawal. ...
Jan 12, 2019