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Carlos Ghosn's defence calls Nissan investigation flawed
TOKYO - The defence team for Carlos Ghosn says Nissan's investigation that accuses him of financial misconduct is flawed and biased, not independent, and aimed only at taking him down. Ghosn skipped b...
Jan 07, 2020
Celebs donate millions to aid Australia wildfire efforts
LOS ANGELES - Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks to help aid the efforts for the engulfing wildfires in Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor, took to soc...
Jan 07, 2020
Montreal businessman Starke frustrated by Alouettes ownership situation
Clifford Starke is happy for Montreal's long-suffering football fans but feels the CFL didn't give him a real chance to purchase the Alouettes. The 36-year-old Montreal businessman made repe...
Jan 07, 2020
A brief look at some of Canada's biggest wildfires in the last two decades
OTTAWA - Okanagan Mountain Park, B.C., 2003: 25,600 hectares burned, 33,050 people evacuated, 238 homes burned. McLure, B.C., 2003: 26,420 hectares burned, destroying or damaging 72 homes, and forcing...
Jan 07, 2020
GAME NOTES: Tigers open two-game Manitoba trip in Brandon
BRANDON, MB - The Medicine Hat Tigers won back to back home games this past weekend. On Friday night, they defeated the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 before winning 8-5 on Saturday against the Seattle Thunderbir...
Jan 07, 2020
Official quits amid charges he paid women to give up babies
PHOENIX - An elected official in metro Phoenix has resigned months after being charged with running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babi...
Jan 07, 2020
Cousins, Vikings upend Saints 26-20 in OT in NFC playoffs
NEW ORLEANS - After tight end Kyle Rudolph emerged from a purple swarm of celebrating Vikings near the corner of the end zone, he took an opportunity to mock those who doubted quarterback Kirk Cousins...
Jan 07, 2020
Thomas, Hayton lead Canada over Russia in gold-medal game at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Akil Thomas was in the crowd two years ago when little-used Tyler Steenbergen scored the winning goal for Canada at the world juniors. Having just turned 18,&n...
Jan 07, 2020
Ambrosie sees CFL's first international regular-season game being played in 2021
COLLINGWOOD, Ont. - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie can see the CFL going global in 2021. Ambrosie said Tuesday during the league's winter meetings he anticipates the CFL playing its first inter...
Jan 07, 2020
Police, Secret Service mum after new incident at Mar-a-Lago
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - There was an unspecified incident involving the Secret Service at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, but authorities would not say Tuesday what happened - the...
Jan 07, 2020