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Jody Wilson-Raybould's letter to the Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - As federal Liberal MPs prepared to debate whether former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould and former health minister Jane Philpott should stay in their caucus, Wilson-Raybould ...
Apr 02, 2019
Veteran linebacker Ball isn't stressing about still being a CFL free agent
Marcus Ball isn't stressing about his first foray into CFL free agency. The veteran linebacker still remains unsigned nearly two months after hitting the free-agent market. But the 31-year-o...
Apr 02, 2019
Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading
BOSTON - Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family's role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their first court response to allegations that individual f...
Apr 02, 2019
Federer wins 101st title, beating Isner in Miami Open final
MIAMI - Orange streamers rained down while Roger Federer held another championship trophy aloft, his familiar grin as wide as ever. For the ageless Federer, winning never gets old. Now 37, Federer bec...
Apr 02, 2019
Former Whitecaps women's soccer players want change after harassment allegations
VANCOUVER - A group of female soccer players is calling for change amidst allegations of harassment and bullying by a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer. Tw...
Apr 02, 2019
More condoms, fewer cigarettes found in annual beach cleanup
SANDY HOOK, N.J. - Volunteers cleaning up New Jersey beaches last year found everything but the kitchen sink. Oh wait, they found one of those, too. Unsurprisingly, nearly 82 per cent of the trash rem...
Apr 02, 2019
Lille overcomes 2-goal deficit, Caen upsets Monaco, PSG wins
PARIS - Nantes and Lille failed to get a single shot on target during the first half of their French league game on Sunday, and then produced five goals in 15 minutes. The goal bonanza at Nantes' La B...
Apr 02, 2019
Canada's Thibault ready to make history at Augusta National Women's Amateur
Even though Brigitte Thibault's parents Josee and Daniel had been avid golfers for decades, she was never really interested in the sport until watching the Masters with her family in 2005. It was then...
Apr 02, 2019
Live-action 'Dumbo' struggles to soar at box office
LOS ANGELES - Disney's "Dumbo" isn't exactly taking flight at the North American box office the way its other live-action remakes of animated classics have. The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that the Ti...
Apr 02, 2019
One of Russia's richest women dies in plane crash in Germany
FRANKFURT - One of Russia's richest women, S7 Group co-owner Natalia Fileva, has died in a small plane crash in Germany, the Russian airline operator said Sunday. Fileva, 55, was aboard a single-engin...
Apr 02, 2019