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Two more Toronto Raptors players out because of COVID-19 health and safety reasons
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors are dealing with more COVID-19 issues. Two Raptors players will be out for COVID-19 health and safety protocols when the team faces the Phoenix Suns tonight. The team...
Mar 26, 2021

US court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art
NEW YORK - A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in her copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a series of Andy Warhol works of art based on her pictures of Prince. The N...
Mar 26, 2021

Montreal man charged with murder in girlfriend's death following weekend attack
MONTREAL - The Crown has laid a second-degree murder charge against a Montreal man whose girlfriend died following an alleged assault last weekend.The upgraded charges against Brandon McIntyre came du...
Mar 26, 2021

'Succeed in life:' Twins want to pave way for aspiring Indigenous hockey players
Jordyn and Kyla Bear have something to say to the next Indigenous generation who want to follow in their footsteps in hockey - they're only a phone call away. The 17-year-old twins say it's the same s...
Mar 26, 2021

Russian win rhythm dance to extend command at skating worlds
STOCKHOLM - Russia extended its dominance at the World Figure Skating Championships on Friday when Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov took the rhythm dance. Already, the Russians have won pairs ...
Mar 26, 2021

Province increases funding to drive down CT scan, MRI waits
The provincial government is investing $33 million to reduce wait times for people who need non-emergency CT scans and MRIs in public hospitals.The one-time commitment will help Alberta Health Service...
Mar 26, 2021

3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. - Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said Friday that they have cracked the case. UW-Madison police said thre...
Mar 26, 2021

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84
DALLAS - Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lonesome Dove" and returned them to modern-day landscapes in work...
Mar 26, 2021

Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON - Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, arguing the cable news giant, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, falsely claimed that the...
Mar 26, 2021

Road to COVID-delayed Olympics a journey of growth for Canadian pitcher Lawrie-Locke
Pitcher Danielle Lawrie-Locke thought she was done playing softball when the Tokyo Olympics were called off last spring. "I went to a really dark place right away," said the star right-hander for the ...
Mar 26, 2021