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Huddersfield experiences joint earliest relegation from EPL
LONDON - What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield. Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturda...
Apr 01, 2019
"Harry Potter" books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the "Harry Potter" series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning...
Apr 01, 2019
Canada learns Olympic rugby sevens qualifying schedule for Tokyo games
The road to the Tokyo Olympics will likely take the Canadian men's rugby sevens team to the Cayman Islands in July for a North American qualifying tournament. And the regional qualifier looks to ...
Apr 01, 2019
Moe: ‘Some type of irony carbon tax comes in on April Fool’s’
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe hopes the April Fool's start date of the federal carbon tax is an omen."It's some type of irony that the carbon tax comes in on April Fool's," Moe told 650 CKOM's John G...
Apr 01, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon on Feb. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Bobrovsky, Bertuzzi and Kuemper earn NHL stars of the week honours
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Detroit Red Wings left-wing Tyler Bertuzzi and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the NHL three stars of the week. Bobrovsky wen...
Apr 01, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime gets Madrid wild card, hopes for same in Monte Carlo
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows he'll get into one main draw of an upcoming ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, but he's playing the waiting game on the next big men's tennis tournament. The Madrid Open...
Apr 01, 2019
Baltimore health providers bought mayor's books
BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...
Apr 01, 2019
Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...
Apr 01, 2019
Trojans rested and ready for Regionals
When the Tisdale Trojans hit the ice at the RECplex on Thursday, April 4 for day one of the Telus Cup Western Regionals, it will be 18 days since they last played a hockey game.On March 17, the Trojan...
Apr 01, 2019 The Tisdale Trojans hope to celebrate in front of more packed crowds at the Tisdale RECplex during the 2019 Telus Cup Western Regionals (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close
MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...
Apr 01, 2019