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'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers
LOS ANGELES - Audiences helped the "Fast & Furious" spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of four new major releases this weekend. From family films to R-rate...
Aug 11, 2019
Rafael Nadal survives early scare, defeats Fabio Fognini in Rogers Cup quarters
MONTREAL - Rafael Nadal strode into the interview room Friday and glanced at a television monitor to his right. The ominous clouds that had been gathering throughout his eveni...
Aug 11, 2019
Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition
NEW YORK - Confronted about allegations that he orchestrated a sex trafficking ring that delivered girls to him and his high-profile acquaintances, financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly refused to answ...
Aug 11, 2019
Man filmed committing 'hateful act' against mother identified by Montreal police
MONTREAL - A man seen in a widely shared video harassing a woman with a vulgar slur and asking a crying child if he can have sex with the child's mother has been identified, Montreal police ...
Aug 11, 2019
J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital
NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it's the first time that the entirety of Salinge...
Aug 11, 2019
Grande Prairie waiting on half of provincial policing grants
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The province has written a letter to Grande Prairie city hall, saying it will not get half of a couple of grants to pay for policing until after a new provincial budget is approve...
Aug 11, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Former international Rhian Wilkinson named head coach of women's youth teams
TORONTO - For a long time, Rhian Wilkinson thought teaching would be her second career after her days as a soccer player were over. Coaching was not in the cards. "No, never. And I adamantly told...
Aug 11, 2019
Gymnast Ellie Black named Canadian flag-bearer for closing ceremony at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Gymnast Ellie Black will serve as Canadian flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Pan Am Games. Black, who won five medals in Lima, will carry the Maple Leaf into Peru's&nbs...
Aug 11, 2019
Whitecaps look to keep building momentum in 'hostile' Timbers territory
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau isn't daunted by the prospect of having tens of thousands of Portland Timbers fans taunting him from the stands. He's actually looking forward i...
Aug 11, 2019
Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims announces plans to retire at end of season
TORONTO - After 17 years of being a rugby league hammer to his opponents' nail, Toronto Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims has announced plans to retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old Australian,...
Aug 11, 2019