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Blue Bombers earn Grey Cup berth with 20-13 win over Roughriders
REGINA - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup with a 20-13 win over the host Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday's CFL West Division final. The Bombers meet the East Division's Hamilton T...
Nov 17, 2019
Toes, ashes of Sourtoe Cocktail founder headed for Dawson City saloon
WHITEHORSE - A ceramic urn in the shape of a human toe will soon hold the ashes of the founder of the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail, the whisky drink that comes with the touch of a pickled human big toe....
Nov 17, 2019
'Welcome home:' More than 2,000-year-old bison skull returned to Blackfoot
SIKSIKA, Alta. - A more than 2,000-year-old bison skull unearthed during utility work in downtown Banff, Alta., has been returned to a southern Alberta Indigenous community. "It's like a welcome ...
Nov 17, 2019
AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people f...
Nov 17, 2019
Eskimos offer no excuses after digging early hole in Hamilton in CFL East final
HAMILTON - The Edmonton Eskimos offered no excuses Sunday, paying tribute to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after a 36-16 loss in the CFL East Division final. "We just got beat by a better team today," ...
Nov 17, 2019
Planned Parenthood awarded $2.3 million for secret videos
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jur...
Nov 17, 2019
Teen with cancer whose viral video urged Canadians to vote has died, uncle tweets
WINNIPEG - A terminally ill cancer patient who recorded a video from her hospital bed that urged Canadians to vote has died, the teen's family says. Brent Williamson,&nbs...
Nov 17, 2019
Dickenson cool in Saskatchewan Roughriders head coaching hot seat
REGINA - Craig Dickenson thinks his behaviour in a rocky start ultimately gained the trust of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in his first year as their head coach. The Roughriders we...
Nov 17, 2019
Don Cherry's dismissal from Sportsnet a hot topic among Hockey Hall of Famers
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser says she appreciates what Don Cherry has done for the game of hockey. She says she also often disagreed with what the colourful hockey commentator had to say. The controv...
Nov 17, 2019
Trudeau's cabinet choices have domino effect on House of Commons work
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau settles on his choices for his new cabinet this week, he'll need to deny high-profile executive posts to some MPs in his government and ask them to take ...
Nov 17, 2019
