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Powell says financial crisis accelerated economic changes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the 2008 financial crisis accelerated major changes in the U.S. and global economies, leading to slower growth, lower inflation an...
Jul 16, 2019

Lawyer sentenced to 5 years for scamming Barkley, others
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer convicted of swindling NBA star Charles Barkley and using the name of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to bolster an investment scam was sentenced to five years i...
Jul 16, 2019

Pagenaud holds off Dixon to win Honda Indy Toronto; Hinchcliffe sixth
TORONTO - Seven weeks ago, Simon Pagenaud was racing to victory on the wide-open speedway of the Indianapolis 500. Sunday, he captured the Honda Indy Toronto title, manoeuvring through ...
Jul 16, 2019

WNBA suspends Riquna Williams 10 games for domestic violence
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams was suspended without pay by the WNBA on Tuesday for 10 games - nearly a third of the season - for a domestic violence incident. Williams was arrest...
Jul 16, 2019

Tanaka helps Yankees earn 4-2 victory over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Aaron Judge was near the batter's box for a pretty good view of Gio Urshela's nifty slide at the plate to give the New York Yankees the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. The Yankees slugger...
Jul 16, 2019

Volunteers needed for Street Performers Festival
A post on the Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival Facebook page says you can get "happy memories and a free T-shirt."Volunteers are needed for this weekend's Festival. There are so...
Jul 16, 2019 Photo from the Grande Prairie International Street Performers Facebook page.

Fentanyl overdose victim's mom wants Regina police to carry more naloxone kits
REGINA - A mother whose son died of a fentanyl overdose wants the Regina Police Service to equip all front-line officers with the life-saving antidote naloxone. Jenny Churchill's 30-year-old son, Jord...
Jul 16, 2019

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski falls in Wimbledon women's doubles final
WIMBLEDON, England - Gabriela Dabrowski fell one victory short of her first Grand Slam title in women's doubles on Sunday. The 27-year-old Ottawa native and partner Xu Yifan of China were defeated by ...
Jul 16, 2019

Fat cats? New study shows cats' heaviest weight higher now than in 1990s
A new study involving more than 19 million cats from across Canada and the United States suggests most of the animals continue to put on weight after they reach adulthood, and their&nbs...
Jul 16, 2019

N.S. minister holds off comment on wrongful conviction case due to past as Mountie
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister - a retired Mountie - says he's waiting for a ruling on whether he has a conflict of interest before commenting on revelations the RCMP erased e...
Jul 16, 2019