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Warriors-Cavaliers showdown powers ABC to ratings victory
LOS ANGELES - There was a hint of viewer fatigue for the latest chapter of the NBA’s Cleveland-Golden State rivalry. Viewership was down from the comparable 2017 matchups but not by much, accord...
Jun 05, 2018
Quebec minister says schools should discuss whether bras should be compulsory
MONTREAL - Whether young women should be forced to wear a bra in school is an “extremely interesting” question, the cabinet minister responsible for women’s issues said Tuesday ...
Jun 05, 2018
Canadian facing child exploitation charges arrested near U.S. border
HOULTON, Maine - U.S. border patrol officers have charged three Canadians with unlawful entry after they were seen walking in northern Maine, including one man facing child exploitation...
Jun 05, 2018
Tories, NDP in virtual dead heat as Ontario election looms; Liberals well back
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives under Doug Ford are set to head into voting day Thursday essentially tied with Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats, a new poll suggests. The L...
Jun 05, 2018
Hawaii volcano lava destroys hundreds of homes overnight
HONOLULU - Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds more homes overnight, overtaking two oceanfront communities where residents were advised to evacuate last week, officials said Tu...
Jun 05, 2018
Moore expects Cherry to come back next season, door open for Cole
TORONTO - Ask Sportsnet president Scott Moore about hockey commentator Don Cherry and one memorable road trip immediately comes to mind. They flew in to Winnipeg last year before driving tog...
Jun 05, 2018
Humboldt Broncos defenceman Bryce Fiske joins Ontario university's hockey team
OSHAWA, Ont. - Another Humboldt Broncos player has signed with a hockey team at an Ontario post-secondary institution. Bryce Fiske, a 20-year old defenceman from La Ronge, Sask., has committed to play...
Jun 05, 2018
Blagojevich files paperwork asking Trump to commute sentence
CHICAGO - Illinois’ imprisoned ex-governor, Rod Blagojevich, has filed paperwork asking President Donald Trump to commute his 14-year prison term for corruption that included seeking to sell an ...
Jun 05, 2018
Ethiopia accepts peace deal with longtime rival Eritrea
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia has announced it will fully accept the terms of a peace agreement with neighbouring Eritrea in a major step toward calming deadly tensions with its decades-long rival....
Jun 05, 2018
Teen charged in accidental fatal shooting of brother, 2
DAYTON, Ohio - Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio boy who accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old brother while playing with a gun has been charged with reckless homicide. The Dayton Daily News re...
Jun 05, 2018