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FIFA to use video replays for 1st time in Japan test
ZURICH - Referees will be able use video replays at this month’s Club World Cup in Japan to help them make “match-changing” decisions in the first ever use of broadcast TV feeds by m...
Dec 07, 2016
Judge refuses Brad Pitt's request to seal custody filings
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Wednesday rejected Brad Pitt’s request to seal details about custody arrangements in his divorce from Angelina Jolie Pitt. Los Angeles Superior Court Richard J. Burdge J...
Dec 07, 2016
Bail hearing postponed for man accused of sexually assaulting teen
LETHBRIDGE – The bail hearing has been pushed back by a week for a 59-year old Lethbridge man, accused of breaking into a north side home and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The lawyer for D...
Dec 07, 2016
Treatment of witnesses after police shooting a sign of systemic racism: expert
WINNIPEG - The actions of police in the minutes that followed the fatal shooting of an indigenous man in a low-income neighbourhood point to systemic racism, an expert witness testified Wednesday. It&...
Dec 07, 2016
More rules take effect for payday lenders
ALBERTA – The Alberta government has taken the next step in protecting customers of payday lenders. Under the latest portion to be implemented, of an act passed in the spring, payday lenders mus...
Dec 07, 2016
Vancouver Whitecaps cut ties with captain Pedro Morales after three seasons
VANCOUVER - One theme kept popping up when the Vancouver Whitecaps began the autopsy on a lost 2016 campaign in late October - leadership. “It’s easy to find your leaders when things are g...
Dec 07, 2016
A look at the five women in contention to grace the front of the next banknote
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will announce Thursday which Canadian woman will be the first to grace the front of a banknote. Here’s a look at...
Dec 07, 2016
Calgary Stampeders lead all clubs with nine players named to CFL all-star team
TORONTO - The Western Division champion Calgary Stampeders led all CFL teams with nine players named to the league’s all-star team on Wednesday. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was the lone unanimo...
Dec 07, 2016
Longtime A's announcer Bill King wins Hall's Frick Award
OXON HILL, Md. - Former Oakland Athletics announcer Bill King has won the Ford C. Frick Award presented by the Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting. The award was announced Wednesday at the win...
Dec 07, 2016
More volunteers needed for Operation Red Nose
LETHBRIDGE – People are still needed to pitch in, to ensure a safe ride home during the holiday entertaining season. Operation Red Nose Lethbridge has been busy, giving out 135 rides just on Sat...
Dec 07, 2016