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Legal feud still simmers in 'Melrose Place' fatal crash case
NEWARK, N.J. - A bitter legal feud is showing no signs of abating in the case of a former "Melrose Place" actress who's already served prison time for a fatal drunken driving crash nine years ago but ...
Jun 24, 2019
IOC prepares to vote for 2026 Winter Olympics host
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italian officials insisted their debt-hit economy can support hosting the 2026 Olympics, and brought Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte to tell voters on Monday his country is unite...
Jun 24, 2019
Alejandro Pozuelo, Mark-Anthony Kaye going to MLS all-star game
Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo and Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye of Los Angeles FC have been named to the Major League Soccer all-star roster. The MLS all-star...
Jun 24, 2019
Canada and U.S. agree to expand preclearance options for travellers, goods
OTTAWA - A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to pre-clear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing...
Jun 24, 2019
Montreal's new, $4.4-billion Champlain Bridge opens to first traffic
Montreal's expensive new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to traffic for the first time this morning, about six months behind schedule. Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne was...
Jun 24, 2019
Screenwriters can play key role in gender parity, actors say
LOS ANGELES - Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight. "Just go through (the script) and cross out a bunch of male first...
Jun 24, 2019
Wife of reality TV bounty hunter in medically induced coma
HONOLULU - The wife of reality TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman is in a medically induced coma, a report said. Beth Chapman is in the intensive care unit of Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, The...
Jun 24, 2019
Parents of soldier killed in parachute exercise ask for thorough investigation
OTTAWA - The remains of the Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria returned to Canada Saturday, where his grieving parents asked for a thorough investigation to prevent a...
Jun 24, 2019
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse lands same job with Canada's men's team
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is the new coach of Canada's men's basketball team. Canada Basketball announced the hiring on Monday, less than two weeks after Nurse guided the Raptors to their ...
Jun 24, 2019
France to try former IAAF boss Diack and his son
PARIS - French legal authorities have decided to hold a trial for Lamine Diack, once one of the most influential men in Olympic sport, but who has been disgraced by investigations that uncovered corru...
Jun 24, 2019