Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard to face trial on sex-related charges in Jan. 2021
TORONTO - Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, is scheduled to stand trial on three sex-related charges next year. The trial is set to begin in a downtown Toronto c...
Jan 08, 2020
Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects. Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that ...
Jan 08, 2020
Judge orders mental exam for man charged in grisly slaying
CORUNNA, Mich. - A Michigan judge on Wednesday ordered mental competency and forensic evaluations for a man charged in the slaying and mutilation of a man he met through the dating app Grindr. The jud...
Jan 08, 2020
Canada's volleyball Tokyo 2020 dreams on the line in last-chance tournaments
Canadian volleyball player Alexa Gray feels extra motivation in an upcoming Olympic qualification tournament. Her sister Jordan plays for the U.S. women's rugby sevens team bound for the 2020 Tok...
Jan 08, 2020
Uganda police arrest opposition politician Bobi Wine
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Wednesday arrested pop star turned opposition leader Bobi Wine after preventing him from holding a meeting with his supporters. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyag...
Jan 08, 2020
Cardi B's pledge to seek Nigerian citizenship sparks rivalry
LAGOS, Nigeria - Cardi B's announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria and Ghana. The Grammy-winning ra...
Jan 08, 2020
Support for Trump in Canada modest but growing, global survey suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadian attitudes towards President Donald Trump and his controversial approach to international relations appeared to soften slightly in the weeks after U.S. tariffs on steel and alumin...
Jan 08, 2020
Florida mom hits jackpot: 2 sets of twin boys born in 2019
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Doctors told a Florida woman she had a better chance of winning the lottery than of giving birth to two sets of twins in the same year. But Alexzandria Wolliston said she won t...
Jan 08, 2020
Riders release Moncrief for NFL opportunity
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released linebacker Derrick Moncrief so he can pursue an NFL opportunity. Moncrief spent the past three CFL seasons with the Roughriders. In 2019, he recorded 69 defe...
Jan 08, 2020
Riders announce new Saskatoon store, along with closures
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are opening a new Rider Store in Midtown Plaza this spring. In a media release Wednesday, the team described the upcoming location as a "bright and innovative space," with...
Jan 08, 2020
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