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Ice Cube, others mourn director Singleton at private funeral
LOS ANGELES - Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube, Stevie Wonder and Congresswoman Maxine Waters were among those mourning director John Singleton at his Los Angeles funeral on Monday. ...
May 08, 2019
Coffee cup in 'Game of Thrones' scene perks up viewers
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and h...
May 08, 2019
Five lingering questions from the end of Mark Norman's criminal case
OTTAWA - Now that public prosecutors have decided to stay a breach-of-trust charge against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, here are five questions Canadians don't have full answers to: 1) What was the evide...
May 08, 2019
Federal prisons taking aim at special (illicit) deliveries from the sky
OTTAWA - Canada's prison service has earmarked $6 million for electronic systems to prevent tiny drones from dropping illegal drugs, cellphones or other contraband into the yards of its...
May 08, 2019
Hoop Dreams: Six-team Canadian Elite Basketball League set to tip off
With the new Canadian Elite Basketball League about to tip off, chief executive officer Mike Morreale is brimming with the same energy he used to have before playing a bi...
May 08, 2019
Pompeo says Canadian claim to Northwest Passage is 'illegitimate'
OTTAWA - Canada's claim over the Northwest Passage is "illegitimate," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday in a major speech to the Arctic Council that Canadian experts called both provocat...
May 08, 2019
Refugee changes will hurt women asylum seekers, women's organizations say
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian women's organizations is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw controversial changes to asylum laws included in an omnibus budget bill, saying they will har...
May 08, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Winnipeg man guilty of murder in Indigenous woman's death
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has been convicted of murdering an Indigenous woman in what Crown prosecutors called a crime worse than any horror movie. A jury found Brett Ronald Overby, who...
May 08, 2019
Edmonton Oilers confirm owner Daryl Katz dealing with life-threatening illness
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are confirming that team owner Daryl Katz has been dealing with a life-threatening illness. Speculation arose Tuesday when Katz appeared at a news conference announcing ...
May 08, 2019
Bruins defenceman McAvoy suspended for first game of Eastern Conference final
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy for the first game of the Eastern Conference final for an illegal check to the head of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Josh Ander...
May 08, 2019
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