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Judge rejects possible 'do-over' of Rams-Saints playoff game
NEW ORLEANS - A quest by two New Orleans Saints ticketholders to force a full or partial do-over of this year's NFC championship game because of a blown "no-call" by game officials was rejected Thursd...
Jan 31, 2019
First responders gather in B.C. to call for end to stigma in jobs full of trauma
VANCOUVER - Eighteen years as a firefighter had exposed Greg Gauthier to endless trauma but a call involving a tour bus hitting a family triggered his descent into mental illness&n...
Jan 31, 2019
Showtime sets 'The L Word' sequel with Jennifer Beals
PASADENA, Calif. - Showtime will air a sequel to its groundbreaking drama series "The L Word," which explored lesbian and bisexual life in Los Angeles. Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hai...
Jan 31, 2019
Man pleads guilty to attempted murder in shooting of Manitoba RCMP officer
BRANDON, Man. - A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of an RCMP officer in western Manitoba. Therae Racette-Beaulieu, who is 19 and from the Sandy Bay First Nation, was arreste...
Jan 31, 2019
Quebec City honours mosque shooting victims with memorial ceremony, monument plan
QUEBEC - Two years after a gunman killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque, banners with the names and faces of the victims were unfurled Tuesday night as a word chosen by family members to ...
Jan 31, 2019
Dustin Cook, Marie-Michele Gagnon lead Canada into world ski championships
CALGARY - The team tasked with keeping Canada on the podium at the world alpine ski championship was announced Thursday by Alpine Canada. A 15-member squad - eight men and seven women - will wear the ...
Jan 31, 2019
Defence begins in case of Quebec man charged with killing ailing wife
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was killed by her husband as she suffered from advanced Alzheimer's had told family she didn't want to end up like their mother, who also ha...
Jan 31, 2019
Ferrari profits, sales race ahead in 2018
MILAN - Luxury sportscar maker Ferrari announced Thursday that it will reveal five new models this year as part as of its new business plan, including a mid-engine hybrid supercar, as it aims to grow ...
Jan 31, 2019
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow sued over Utah ski crash
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah man filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing actress Gwyneth Paltrow of seriously injuring him during ski crash at a Park City resort in 2016. Retired doctor Terry Sanderson said in th...
Jan 31, 2019
Toronto FC president disappointed at Giovinco's parting words after transfer
Toronto FC president Bill Manning says he was both blindsided and disappointed by Sebastian Giovinco's parting shot on social media after the star Italian forward was sold to Saudi Arabia club Al...
Jan 31, 2019
