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Ronaldo asks US court to dismiss rape case or OK mediation
LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers are asking a U.S. judge to dismiss a Nevada woman's lawsuit alleging the soccer star raped her in Las Vegas in 2009 or to order closed-door settlement talks. At...
Oct 22, 2019
Green Leader Elizabeth May promises electoral reform, lowering voting age to 16
VANCOUVER - Green Leader Elizabeth May said Sunday that if her party is elected Monday, it will be the last federal government in Canada chosen by the first-past-the-post system. May spent much o...
Oct 22, 2019
Mint's new coin honours founder of Manitoba and Metis leader Louis Riel
WINNIPEG - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new coin featuring a portrait of Louis Riel, an important Metis leader and the founder of Manitoba. The coin was launched on the 175th anniversary of Ri...
Oct 22, 2019
Winston, Howard top AP preseason All-America men's team
Cassius Winston had a long list of accomplishments at Michigan State. He led the Spartans to Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and into the Final Four. He was the Big Ten player of the year...
Oct 22, 2019
Canada sets record with 16 national players on opening rosters for NBA season
NEW YORK - NBA opening-night rosters will include 16 Canadians, setting a record for most players from a non-U.S. country. A robust class of Canadian rookies will bolster what was already a strong con...
Oct 22, 2019
Trudeau urges progressives in B.C. to stick with the Liberals, and vote
VANCOUVER - Jack Raymond had only just made up his mind. Standing at the edge of crowd at an atrium in downtown Vancouver on Sunday afternoon, Raymond and a few hundred people were waiting to hear fro...
Oct 22, 2019
A look at the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal between Toronto FC and NYCFC
TORONTO - A look at the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal: TORONTO FC (13-10-11) at NEW YORK CITY FC (18-6-10) Wednesday, Citi Field BIG APPLE BLUES: NYCFC has never lost to Toronto FC at home in regul...
Oct 22, 2019
'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' claims No. 1 over 'Joker'
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co.'s "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" knocked "Joker" out of the No. 1 spot at the box office, but just barely. Studios on Sunday say the film starring Angelina Jolie and ...
Oct 22, 2019
'Captain America' Chris Evans helps dedicate youth theatre
CONCORD, Mass. - "Captain America" actor Chris Evans returned to his native Massachusetts this weekend to help dedicate the new home of a youth theatre company where as a youngster he honed his acting...
Oct 22, 2019
Canadian Shapovalov captures Stockholm Open for first ATP Tour title
STOCKHOLM - Canadian Denis Shapovalov has his first ATP Tour title. The fourth-seeded Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., captured the Stockholm Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Serbian Fi...
Oct 22, 2019