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US says it's pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each othe...
May 21, 2020
As golf and tennis return, rec team sports still unsure when they'll be back
MONTREAL - Jason Dorrington was looking forward to playing for six softball teams this summer, until recreational sports across the country ground to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual, n...
May 21, 2020
S&P/TSX composite edges lower at the start of trading, U.S. markets gain
Canada's main stock index edged lower in early trading as the Toronto market was weighed down by losses in the materials sector, while U.S. stock markets moved up.The S&P/TSX composite index was d...
May 21, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam
BOSTON - Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve two months in prison, accord...
May 21, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli to serve prison time for college scam
BOSTON - Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve two months in prison, accord...
May 21, 2020
Longtime news executive William J. Keating dead at 93
CINCINNATI - William J. Keating, who spent three decades as an Ohio newspaper executive after leaving Congress in the mid-1970s, has died, his family confirmed. He was 93. The Cincinnati native led Th...
May 21, 2020
Mackenzie Crossroads Museum opens exhibit chronicling the Chuckegg Creek Wildfire
The Mackenzie Crossroads Museum and Visitor Centre in High Level has opened an exhibit on the 2019 Chuckegg Creek Wildfire.Kayla Wardley, Museum and Tourism Leader for the Town of High Level says that...
May 21, 2020
Shut-in stars rally for Red Nose TV show for kids in need
LOS ANGELES - "Love Actually" filmmaker Richard Curtis, who never lacks for Red Nose Day star power, found the pandemic only boosted the fundraising telecast's celebrity quotient. Actors, musicians an...
May 21, 2020
Poll: Canadians want to play sports again but it may take time to feel comfortable
TORONTO - A poll suggests that while Canadians want to get back to organized sports and group physical activities post-pandemic, it may take time for some to feel comfortable doing so. Still,&nb...
May 21, 2020
Sports organizations in Northwestern Alberta struggling during pandemic
Sports organizations in Northwestern Alberta are hurting during COVID-19. Last month the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection sent out a survey to different sporting organizations throughout North...
May 21, 2020