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Charbel Dabire gaining hands-on experience in first CFL season
The 2019 CFL season has been an accelerated learning experience for rookie defensive tackle Charbel Dabire.The fifth-round selection (44th overall) in the 2019 draft has been thrust from the practice ...
Oct 02, 2019 Charbel Dabire (98) has learned plenty of lessons in his rookie season, including some from Charleston Hughes (39). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
John Tavares named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - John Tavares is the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team made the announcement during Wednesday night's pre-game ceremony before the NHL season opener against the ...
Oct 02, 2019
Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...
Oct 02, 2019
Ice Wolves earn first home win of the season
The La Ronge Ice Wolves made their first home win of the season Tuesday against the Melfort Mustangs. "It was an exciting game the whole time," Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said. "Two lead changes and we...
Oct 02, 2019 The Melfort Mustangs were in La Ronge to play the Ice Wolves last night. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
California political donor charged in 2 overdose deaths
LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charges he provided methamphetamine ...
Oct 02, 2019
Reports say Boeing insider filed safety complaint about Max
A Boeing engineer filed an internal complaint alleging that company managers rejected a backup system that might have alerted pilots to problems linked to two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet,...
Oct 02, 2019
Microsoft returns with smartphone after high-profile flops
NEW YORK - After high-profile flops, Microsoft is getting back into smartphones with a dual-screen Android device that won't be out for another year. Microsoft unveiled the Surface Duo as part of a ne...
Oct 02, 2019
US tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate ag...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberals step in to hand over funds to candidate who replaced Eva Nassif
OTTAWA, Que. - The federal Liberals have forced a Montreal-area riding association to hand over campaign funds to the new candidate parachuted in to replace ousted incumbent Eva Nassif....
Oct 02, 2019
Canadian ski cross racer dies in mountain biking accident in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Canadian ski cross racer Mikayla Martin has died following a mountain bike accident in her hometown of Squamish, B.C. The 22-year-old won a world junior championship in 2018 in C...
Oct 02, 2019