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Prince Andrew rejects involvement in Epstein sex scandal
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew has rejected renewed suggestions he may have been involved in the alleged sex crimes of his one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew says in a statement released by Buc...
Aug 21, 2019

Kershaw passes Koufax on wins list, Dodgers thump Blue Jays
LOS ANGELES - Clayton Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax for most wins by a Dodgers left-hander, Will Smith hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the third inning, and Los Angeles routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-...
Aug 20, 2019

Paul Simon plants a tree at Hawaii forest preserve on Maui
KULA, Hawaii - Musician Paul Simon joined environmentalists trying to reinvigorate a Hawaii forest on Maui and planted a tree during a ceremony, a report said. The singer-songwriter visited Auwahi For...
Aug 20, 2019

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning signs three-year extension
VANCOUER, B.C. - Despite five seasons of mediocre on-ice results, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning believes his new contract shows that the team trusts his plan for the future. The o...
Aug 20, 2019

Impact, Camacho fined by MLS after post-match confrontation with Dallas
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer has fined the Montreal Impact club and defender Rudy Camacho after a post-match scrum that followed a 3-3 draw with FC Dallas. The club was found in violation of the lea...
Aug 20, 2019

Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...
Aug 20, 2019

Group shows support in wake of possible cuts to fire department
Clad in red as a sign of solidarity, a group of about 20 attended North Battleford council's meeting Monday to give a quiet show of support for the city's firefighters, after hearing the department co...
Aug 20, 2019 A group supporting NB firefighters attended city council's meeting en masse Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation
DENVER - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has handed down 12-month probations to the athletes who protested on the medals stand at the Pan American Games. In letters of reprimand sent Tuesday...
Aug 20, 2019

Court approves release of video, affidavits ahead of Huawei executive's trial
VANCOUVER - A senior B.C. Supreme Court judge has agreed with what she calls a "somewhat unusual" request to provide documents and a video directly to media ahead of an extradition hearing for Hu...
Aug 20, 2019

Workers escorted away during Border Services probe at Vancouver horse track
VANCOUVER - Several people were removed form a Vancouver horse racing track this week as part of an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency. Border services agents arrived at...
Aug 20, 2019