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English soccer field invasions see players punched, pushed
LONDON - In an alleged moment of malice, a pitch invader punches a player. In an apparent attempt to join goal celebrations, a fan pushes an opposition player. Concerns about security at English socce...
Mar 12, 2019
Liberals must let Wilson-Raybould come back to committee, opposition says
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs say Jody Wilson-Raybould must testify again before the House of Commons justice committee if it is to properly determine whether the Prime Minister's Office acte...
Mar 12, 2019
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON - Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to ge...
Mar 12, 2019
Allred: Tape appears to show R. Kelly sexually abusing girls
NEW YORK - A man who said he was cleaning out an old videotape collection found what he thought was a recording of R&B singer R. Kelly in concert, but instead turned out to show a man who appeared...
Mar 12, 2019
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON - Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to ge...
Mar 12, 2019
Federaal ethics commissioner Mario Dion goes on extended medical leave
OTTAWA - Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is taking a prolonged leave from his job for health reasons. Dion was appointed as the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner a little over a year...
Mar 12, 2019
Canadian Bianca Andreescu upsets No. 18 seed to reach quarterfinals
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu is off to the quarterfinals at the BNP Paribas Open. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., improved to 25-3 in the 2019 season with a 7-5,&n...
Mar 12, 2019
NewsAlert:Britain's parliament strongly rejects prime minister's Brexit deal
LONDON - Britain's Parliament strongly rejects prime minister's Brexit deal in major blow to her EU divorce plans. More coming The Associated Press
Mar 12, 2019
NHL says Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly didn't utter homophobic slur
TORONTO - The NHL says it has determined that Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly did not direct a homophobic slur at an official during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Televisi...
Mar 12, 2019
Canadian international midfielder Sophie Schmidt joins NWSL's Houston Dash
HOUSTON - Canadian international Sophie Schmidt has signed with the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., who now makes her home in Vancouver, most...
Mar 12, 2019