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Canadian Julia Budd and stepson Lance Gibson Jr. both post wins at Bellator 257
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd and stepson (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr., both emerged victorious Friday at Bellator 257. Gibson, a 26-year-old lightweight from Port M...
Apr 16, 2021
Ontario shutdown forces Woodbine harness driver Bob McClure to race in United States
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior. The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where he'll race f...
Apr 16, 2021
Backed by another solid game by Allen, Canadiens beat Flames 2-1
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over Calgary on Friday that snapped the Flames' three-game winning streak. Elias Lindholm scored for the Flames (1...
Apr 16, 2021
County of Grande Prairie approves 2021 budget with 0% tax rate increase
The County of Grande Prairie has approved their 2021 capital and operating budgets, resulting in a zero per cent property tax rate increase.The overall budget approved by council Friday sits at $170.8...
Apr 16, 2021
Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex charges
NEW YORK - A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997 for then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. U.S....
Apr 16, 2021
Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day
CLEVELAND - The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. It thus seems fitting that retired Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland, 67, and his...
Apr 16, 2021
Gay Liberal MP calls on O'Toole to disavow Tory MP's remark suggesting he's 'unclean'
OTTAWA - A gay Liberal MP is calling on Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to disavow a remark by a Tory MP that appeared to suggest he and other LGBT people are "unclean." The exchange between Liberal ...
Apr 16, 2021
Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash
CASPER, Wyo. - YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in Wyoming. Star veered off a slushy road in the Casper area Friday morning and overturned ...
Apr 16, 2021
Wildfire danger increased to moderate in Grande Prairie Forest Area
Recent warm weather and gusty winds in the forecast have increased the wildfire danger in the Grande Prairie Forest Area to moderate.Alberta Wildfire says high winds can cause extreme fire behavior, w...
Apr 16, 2021
Groups offer more support across Canada for families of drug users
VANCOUVER - A support group for families of people who have fatally overdosed is expanding its services across the country to also help those whose loved ones are addicted to illicit drugs. The Albert...
Apr 16, 2021