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Beilein resigns as coach, says emotional goodbye to Cavs
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - John Beilein stood in front of the Cavaliers and emotionally explained why he's leaving. This was goodbye. But even on his way out, the admired coach gave his players one last les...
Feb 21, 2020

Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty
A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia is expected to plead guilty next month, according to court records and a spokesman for fede...
Feb 21, 2020

Top judge says judiciary must decide what training judges need
OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says the judiciary must be free to decide what training and education judges need to do their jobs well. Richard Wagner, chief justice of the Supreme Court, ...
Feb 21, 2020

Grande Prairie musher and team score a victory in Saskatchewan
Grande Prairie's Connor McMahon is the winner of the Canadian Challenge eight-dog sled race.He arrived in La Ronge on Wednesday at about 4 p.m. after leaving Elk Ridge the day before. He completed the...
Feb 21, 2020 Connor McMahon completed the race is 27 hours and 43 minutes. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime heading to semifinals at Open 13 tourney
MARSEILLE, France - Felix Auger-Aliassime is the last Canadian standing at the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after preventing the country from going winless in three quarterfinal matches Fri...
Feb 21, 2020

Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS - Candidates have hustled past smoky bars and slot machines to ask for votes in the back of the house of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul foo...
Feb 21, 2020

Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre receives big funding boost in provincial funding
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) in Red Deer will see a big increase in provincial funding.On Friday, the government announced a new funding model for child advocacy centres across th...
Feb 21, 2020 Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

Lethbridge MP named chair of federal ethics committee
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rachael Harder has a new and prominent position in Parliament.She has been named the new Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics."To have the opp...
Feb 21, 2020 Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder (The Canadian Press)

B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...
Feb 21, 2020

'It's unacceptable': Maple Leafs look in the mirror after ugly effort
TORONTO - Mitch Marner can see something's been missing. The star winger and his talent-loaded Toronto Maple Leafs teammates possess the ability - speed, hands, vision - to take do...
Feb 21, 2020