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Rapper 6ix9ine acknowledges gang membership, pleads guilty
NEW YORK - Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is co-operating with federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to nine crimes and saying he joined a violent New York City gang and helped others try to kill...
Feb 03, 2019
Defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
Canadian defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signed a contract extension through the 2020 season with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Boateng was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 12. The six-foo...
Feb 03, 2019
More staff, artificial flooding among plans to save Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to save the international heritage status of Canada's largest national park by increasing staffing, better monitoring oil-sands tailings and arti...
Feb 03, 2019
Quebec man accused of killing wife describes her rapid Alzheimer's decline
MONTREAL - A man charged with killing his wife at a Montreal long-term care facility told a jury Friday he struggled to provide care as her advanced Alzheimer's worsened. As he began te...
Feb 03, 2019
Russian among athletes guilty of doping; Drouin would be bumped to silver
GENEVA - Derek Drouin's Olympic bronze medal could be bumped up to silver after high jump champion Ivan Ukhov was among 12 Russian track and field athletes found guilty Friday of taking part in state-...
Feb 03, 2019
Co-founder of Tim Hortons and philanthropist Ron Joyce dies at age 88
Ron Joyce, who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88. Joyce died Thursday in his Burlington, Ont., home with h...
Feb 03, 2019
Former Eskimos understand what New England Patriots are trying to achieve
The New England Patriots will look to rise above the hate and earn a record sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday. If anyone can understand what the Patriots are going through, it has to be membe...
Feb 03, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack open season with win but York City Knights make it difficult
YORK, England - The Toronto Wolfpack made Brian McDermott's debut as coach a winning one Sunday in an 14-0 victory over York City Knights in Betfred Championship rugby league play. But newly promoted ...
Feb 03, 2019
Nissan cancels plans to make X-Trail SUV in the UK
LONDON - Nissan announced Sunday it has cancelled plans to make its X-Trail SUV in the UK - a sharp blow to British Prime Minister Theresa May, who fought to have the model built in northern England a...
Feb 03, 2019
Frigid Winnipeg: Does 1 of the planet's coldest big cities need warming centre?
WINNIPEG - In a city where winter can be almost guaranteed to bring temperatures below -30 C, saving homeless people and other vulnerable persons from severe frostbite or even death is a com...
Feb 03, 2019
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