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Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million. A first-round pick (21st overall) by the Senators in the 2015 NHL d...
Aug 23, 2019
Streveler the Bombers' starter now with incumbent Nichols injured
Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the ...
Aug 23, 2019
Nebraska court upholds state's approval of pipeline path
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents wh...
Aug 23, 2019
France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation
PARIS - France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, the chief Paris prosecutor announced. A statement by pr...
Aug 23, 2019
Halifax CFL group says Moncton contest success not critical to long-term goal
HALIFAX - Anthony LeBlanc isn't placing too much emphasis on Sunday's Touchdown Atlantic game in Moncton, N.B., saying its perceived success or failure will ultimately have little bearing on his group...
Aug 23, 2019
US new home sales slid 12.8% in July
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July as higher prices and limited inventory sidelined would-be buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a seasonall...
Aug 23, 2019
Women, late-in-life new authors expand Japanese literature
TOKYO - The works receiving one of Japan's most coveted literary awards, the Naoki Prize, have something new in common: For the first time in 85 years, all six of the nominated authors are women. Japa...
Aug 23, 2019
Judge close to naming special prosecutor in Smollett case
CHICAGO - An Illinois judge seems close to appointing a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett accusing him of staging a racist, a...
Aug 23, 2019
Capitals star Kuznetsov banned from Russia team for 4 years
GENEVA - Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the world championship and has been banned from the Russian national team for four years. Kuznetsov failed a doping ...
Aug 23, 2019
China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products
BEIJING - China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned increase, deepening a conflict over trade and technology tha...
Aug 23, 2019
