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Ontario public service employees sue province, unions over alleged racism
TORONTO - Two Ontario public service employees have launched a lawsuit against the provincial government and the unions that represent them, alleging they’ve been subjected to systemic racism fo...
Mar 14, 2019

Vegas Sands-Macau dealmaker settle 15-year case
LAS VEGAS - A settlement Thursday ended a 15-year breach-of-contract battle between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Hong Kong businessman who helped the U.S. company open its first casino in the Chinese g...
Mar 14, 2019

Saskatchewan city should reconsider disabled group home decision: minister
WEYBURN, Sask. - A growing number of Saskatchewan politicians are calling on city councillors who decided against a proposed group home for the disabled to change their minds. Premier Scott Moe, Socia...
Mar 14, 2019

Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry sits out Lakers game with ankle sprain
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry’s wonky ankle kept him out of the Toronto Raptors’ lineup for Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. But Danny Green was good to go. Lowry and Green had...
Mar 14, 2019
Brandon star Elliott Viles named top player in U Sports men's volleyball
QUEBEC - Brandon Bobcats outside hitter Elliott Viles is the U Sports men’s volleyball player of the year. The third-year player from Australia received the award on Thursday, one day before the...
Mar 14, 2019

Historic broadcast: Believed to be first NHL game in Plains Cree language
EDMONTON - History could be made later this month with the broadcast of what’s believed to be the first NHL game called in the Plains Cree language. The game between the Montreal Canadiens and t...
Mar 14, 2019

R. Kelly sex tapes: from duffel bag to national circulation
CHICAGO - An acquaintance of R. Kelly’s recalled how the singer once lugged a duffel bag everywhere - to recording studios, film sets and gyms. Stuffed inside, she said, was a collection of his ...
Mar 14, 2019
Wisconsin leaders demand National Guard sex assault review
MADISON, Wis. - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin demanded Thursday that federal military officials review Wisconsin National Guard protocols for reporting and investigating sexua...
Mar 14, 2019

Wolves prove resilient, but proposal could curtail expansion
BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to strip grey wolves of their remaining federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S. West and Great Lakes, yet the predators alre...
Mar 14, 2019

Maple Leafs looking to turn the page after consecutive ugly home losses
TORONTO - Mike Babcock knows the clock is already ticking on this iteration of the Maple Leafs. And in the wake two of their worst performances in recent and not-so-recent memory - games pockmarked by...
Mar 14, 2019