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'Harsh,' 'disrespectful,' but no bullying in WADA case
MONTREAL - Witnesses saw tears in Beckie Scott's eyes following a meeting in which one man called her attitude "victimistic" and another questioned whether the athletes' committee she led even needed ...
May 15, 2019
Raptors top opening game of Eastern Conference final 108-100 to Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Brook Lopez scored 29 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ...
May 15, 2019
Trump pardons author of flattering Trump biography
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire onc...
May 15, 2019
Trump pardons Conrad Black for 2007 fraud convictions in U.S.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire once include...
May 15, 2019
3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three others ar...
May 15, 2019
AP source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "l...
May 15, 2019
Jackson plays for record 14th team, Blue Jays lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Edwin Jackson became the first player in major league history to play for 14 teams when he made his Toronto Blue Jays debut and pitched five innings Wednesday in a 4-3 loss to the San ...
May 15, 2019
'It matters what we do:' Men take a stroll for Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
"It was really tough," RCMP Const. Casper Read said, breathing a sigh of relief as he sat down to take off his red high heels after participating in Walk A Mile In Her Shoes.Organized by the Battlefor...
May 15, 2019 RCMP Const. Casper Read steps carefully in his high heeled pumps with others taking part in the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event in North Battleford, Wednesday. .(Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Politicians condemn RCMP questioning of Indigenous girl who reported sex assault
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. Cro...
May 15, 2019
JPII duo earns provincial bronze in doubles badminton
For Grade 11 students Guiel Salunga and Kaitlin Tarasoff, badminton has been a passion and a craft the pair have enjoyed since Grade 8 at John Paul II Collegiate. Now with a provincial bronze medal to...
May 15, 2019 JP II Grade 11 students Kaitlin Tarasoff (left), and Guiel Salunga (right), pictured here with their Provincial bronze medals. (submitted photo/Vic Stynsky)