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Sandra Oh, Andy Samberg want lighter tone at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES - Actress Sandra Oh wants to bring a lighter tone to the Golden Globes after last year’s awards show took a much more serious approach centred on the #MeToo movement. Oh said Thursda...
Jan 03, 2019
Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov to face Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 235
TORONTO - Canadian Misha Cirkunov, ranked No. 14 among light-heavyweight contenders, will face No. 11 Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas. Cirkunov (14-4-0) is coming off a first-rou...
Jan 03, 2019
Man found not criminally responsible for killings still a safety risk: report
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A report says a man found not criminally responsible in November for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northwest Alberta work camp is not entitled to an absolute discharge...
Jan 03, 2019
Lions employee suspended for violating team and CFL social media policies
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have suspended director of player personnel and player development Torey Hunter 90 days for violating the team’s and the CFL’s social media policies. The Lions c...
Jan 03, 2019
With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
NEW YORK - Behind Apple’s disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already ...
Jan 03, 2019
Underdogs, historic hockey rivals to battle in world junior semifinals
VANCOUVER - A pair of upsets has created a battle of the underdogs in the semifinal round of this year’s world junior hockey championship. Switzerland and Finland are still in medal contention a...
Jan 03, 2019
5 children heading to Disney killed in fiery Florida crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida, the Florida Highway P...
Jan 03, 2019
Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B deal
SUMMIT, N.J. - Bristol-Myers Squibb is spending $74 billion on fellow drugmaker Celgene in a deal aimed at stocking the combined company’s development pipeline with cancer, immunology and cardio...
Jan 03, 2019
Source: Canadian international striker Adriana Leon headed to England
TORONTO - Canadian international forward Adriana Leon was released by the Seattle Reign on Thursday, paving the way for a move abroad. A source said the 26-year-old from King City, Ont., is headed to ...
Jan 03, 2019
Big names, lots of draft picks expected to move as teams ramp up for Memorial Cup
TORONTO - With the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trade deadline looming, Saint John Sea Dogs general manager Trevor Georgie found himself putting in extra work over the Christmas break. &#...
Jan 03, 2019