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BTEC set for annual Mardi Gras Magic Fundraiser
The Battlefords Trade and Education Centre (BTEC) is having its annual Mardi Gras Magic Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction, Feb. 9. Featuring catering and live music, the event will take place at the Do...
Jan 31, 2019
Quebec Premier Legault says province does not suffer from Islamophobia
GATINEAU, Que. - Premier Francois Legault said Thursday there is no Islamophobia in Quebec, closing the door on the idea of designating a national day to combat the problem. On Tuesday, the secon...
Jan 31, 2019
Jays prospect Clemens launches civil suit against Houston bar, alleging assault
Toronto Blue Jays prospect Kacy Clemens and fellow minor-leaguer Conner Capel have launched a civil lawsuit against a Houston bar, alleging they were assaulted by staff members shortly ...
Jan 31, 2019
After further (judicial) review: No do-over of Rams-Saints
NEW ORLEANS - A courtroom quest by two New Orleans Saints ticketholders for a full or partial do-over of this year's NFC championship game because of a blown "no-call" by game officials was rejected T...
Jan 31, 2019
Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime to play both singles and doubles in Davis Cup tie
Captain Frank Dancevic is going with youth over experience for Canada's Davis Cup tie against Slovakia this week at NTC Arena. Teenagers Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime were ...
Jan 31, 2019
US border agency says it's made biggest-ever fentanyl bust
PHOENIX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the deadly synthetic opioid from a...
Jan 31, 2019
Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are used to raising a political stink as part of their job. But there was an odour of a different kind Tuesday coming out of the newly renovated West Block building that...
Jan 31, 2019
Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday sh...
Jan 31, 2019
AP sources: Knicks agree to trade Porzingis to Dallas
NEW YORK - People with knowledge of the deal tell The Associated Press that the New York Knicks have agreed to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, parting with their young All-Star forwa...
Jan 31, 2019
Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality
TORONTO - Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They ...
Jan 31, 2019