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Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving...
Aug 28, 2024
After slow start, Blue Bombers are in position to take West Division lead
Don't look now but Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a win away from assuming top spot in the West Division standings. After starting the season 0-4, Winnipeg (5-6) has won three straigh...
Aug 28, 2024
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving...
Aug 28, 2024
Medicine Hat police confirm 82-year-old woman killed in collision
An 82-year-old female pedestrian was killed the motor vehicle collision that occurred in a south end neighbourhood of Medicine Hat last week, a police spokesperson told CHAT News on Wednesday.An inves...
Aug 28, 2024
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting...
Aug 28, 2024
Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee needs new goals after shattering own expectations
With the season he's had, Derek Gee needs a new set of goals. The 27-year-old cyclist from Ottawa surprised "everyone" - including himself - by finishing third at the Criterium du Dauphine in June and...
Aug 28, 2024
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris began the final chapter of its summer of sports Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting...
Aug 28, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Emergency meeting for Opposition BC United
VICTORIA - A BC United legislator says he's called an emergency meeting of the party caucus to discuss the future of British Columbia's official Opposition, less than eight weeks before the provincial...
Aug 28, 2024
Vancouver's Leah John trusting the process in first professional season on Epson Tour
Leah John knows that the standard answer for on what her goals are as an up-and-coming golfer should be something like "top 15 on the Epson Tour" or "get my LPGA card." But, if she's being honest, she...
Aug 28, 2024
Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century
Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the ...
Aug 28, 2024