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10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program
WASHINGTON - Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday. They include five former players on the Washington...
Dec 12, 2019
The Associated Press picks the top moments on TV from 2019
NEW YORK - Many have noticed how fragmented our TV viewing is, with multiple competing streaming services and dozens of channels pulling us in different directions. But the year also saw some jaw-drop...
Dec 12, 2019
Alberta still #1 in cannabis sales
OTTAWA- A portrait of the first year of the legalized cannabis market shows Albertans spent $196-million in online and retail store sales.The Statistics Canada report shows that store sales worked out...
Dec 12, 2019
Sentencing hearing for man who tried to kill Edmonton officer, pedestrians
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing starts today for a man who struck a police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside an Edmonton football game.Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is 32, was...
Dec 12, 2019
Increased activity on New Zealand volcano stymies recovery
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - Experts said geothermal activity on a New Zealand volcanic island increased significantly on Wednesday, dealing a blow to relatives waiting for crews to recover the bodies tha...
Dec 12, 2019
Freeland signs new NAFTA pact, urges Parliament to ratify as quickly as possible
OTTAWA - Canada joined the United States and Mexico in heralding a new era of North American prosperity on Tuesday as they formally agreed to changes to the new continental free trade deal. The a...
Dec 12, 2019
Captain Michael Bradley wants more trophies in Toronto FC colours
Toronto FC has confirmed captain Michael Bradley is returning next season after signing a new deal. "Michael Bradley has led this club in the biggest games we've played in during his time at Toronto F...
Dec 12, 2019
Opposition calls for new review over election watchdog firing
EDMONTON - The Opposition NDP is renewing its bid for an ethics probe into the firing of Alberta's elections watchdog who had been investigating Premier Jason Kenney's party.N-D-P Leader Rachel Notley...
Dec 12, 2019
Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out
Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court affi...
Dec 12, 2019
Reese Witherspoon honoured at Women in Entertainment gala
LOS ANGELES - Reese Witherspoon remembered when she met with several film production studios in 2011 to ask them how many movies were being developed for women. The studios' responses nearly floored h...
Dec 12, 2019