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Tennessee House speaker to resign amid text message scandal
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House speaker said Tuesday that he plans to resign from his leadership post following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus amid a scandal over explicit te...
May 23, 2019
GLAAD: LGBTQ representation in film is up, but not for all
LOS ANGELES - The advocacy organization GLAAD says that LGBTQ representation is up for major studio films released in 2018, but that none included transgender characters. Of the 110 movies surveyed, 2...
May 23, 2019
Feds launch tourism strategy designed to boost sector 25 per cent by 2025
OTTAWA - A new Canadian tourism strategy is meant to help boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people and get visitors to see the cou...
May 23, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Senators hire D.J. Smith as head coach
OTTAWA - Former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach D.J. Smith is the new head coach of the Ottawa Senators. The Senators announced the hiring today. Smith replaces interim head coach Marc Crawford, w...
May 23, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Alberta murder appeals
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear the appeals of an Alberta couple convicted of first-degree murder. Sheena Cuthill and her husband Timothy Rempel were found guilty three years ago of ki...
May 23, 2019
N.L. man found not guilty of possessing child pornography in sex doll trial
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland man has been found not guilty of possessing child pornography after a judge determined it was not proven he knew the sex doll he ordered was child-sized. A ...
May 23, 2019
"Fun Guy" Kawhi the latest example of NBA branding
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's likeness looks down from some 10 storeys high over Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto. Arms crossed. Serious face. The tagline reads: "Fun Gu...
May 23, 2019
Crews fight fire with fire to keep blaze from northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A fire-threatened town in northern Alberta says a successful controlled burn has been carried out to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay. A statement on High Level's web...
May 23, 2019
Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
LONDON - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial districts. The ...
May 23, 2019
Geoffrey Rush awarded $2 million in Sydney defamation case
SYDNEY, Australia - Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded an Australian record of 2.9 million Australian dollars ($2 million) damages by a Sydney judge on Thursday in defamation case against a...
May 23, 2019