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Chicago prosecutor defends decision to drop Smollett charges
CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday defended the decision by her staff to drop charges that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack in January. Foxx re...
Mar 29, 2019
Nicolas Cage files for annulment 4 days after Vegas wedding
LAS VEGAS - Nicolas Cage has filed for an annulment four days after getting married in Las Vegas. A court record shows Cage asked for the annulment Wednesday citing reasons that included being too dru...
Mar 29, 2019
Janet Jackson, Nicks, 5 Brit bands lead rock hall inductees
NEW YORK - With the help of duet partners Don Henley and Harry Styles, Stevie Nicks became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nicks, who was already in the hall ...
Mar 29, 2019
Calgary Transit allowing political advertising
Calgary Transit says it will not ban political advertisements from its services because they're a good source of revenue.The comment comes after some transit riders complained about United Conservativ...
Mar 29, 2019
U.S. issues new permit for Keystone pipeline
U-S President Donald Trump has issued a new permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, two years after he first approved the long-stalled project.Trump says the new permit is intend...
Mar 29, 2019
Angelina Jolie: Equality for women key to peaceful world
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie is warning that the world "will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts" as long as nations put almost every other issue ahead of equality for women. Joli...
Mar 29, 2019
RCMP preach online safety amid "48-hour Challenge" rumours
Alberta RCMP are reminding parents to be aware of their child's online activity, as allegations surrounding the "48-hour challenge" continue with recent missing children's cases across the province.Th...
Mar 29, 2019
Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight
CHICAGO - A battle's brewing over Chicago's demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack that police say he staged. ...
Mar 29, 2019
Losses for Powell, Vavrek at mixed provincials
Both rinks with Peace Country connections lost their games Friday afternoon at the provincial mixed curling championship in Edmonton.Graham Powell dropped an 8-2 decision to Tyler Pfeiffer to fall to ...
Mar 29, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Hawaii eyes flavoured e-cigarette ban to curb teen vaping
HONOLULU - The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown: outlawing flavoured electronic cigarette liquids and flavou...
Mar 29, 2019