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Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 18, 2022

Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's killing
BOSTON (AP) - Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said Thursday...
Aug 18, 2022

Lewandowski has watch stolen before Barcelona practice
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski had a watch reportedly worth 70,000 euros (about $70,000) snatched from his arm as he arrived for practice on Thursday, Spanish media said....
Aug 18, 2022

Surrey, B.C. teen Lauren Kim is dominating the women's golf at Canada Games
Lauren Kim's first golf clubs were a plastic set her parents bought her as a toddler. When she fired a hard shot into their new TV, her parents knew it was time to take her to the family driving range...
Aug 18, 2022

Redblacks see opportunity to move up in East as Elks visit nation's capital
OTTAWA - With just one win in eight games, the Ottawa Redblacks are running short on time to turn things around this season. If Ottawa has any hope of keeping a post-season berth within its grasp it n...
Aug 18, 2022

Running back Harris to remain with Argos as leader, mentor in spite of injury
TORONTO - A torn right pectoral muscle ended Andrew Harris's season but the Toronto Argonauts running back doesn't believe it will ultimately end his illustrious CFL career. Harris, 35, said Thursday ...
Aug 18, 2022

Riders look to improve playoff chances in four-game stretch against Lions, Bombers
REGINA - It may only be the midpoint of the CFL season, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders are playing for their playoff lives. The Riders, fourth in the CFL West Division at 5-4, open a four-game stret...
Aug 18, 2022

Tension in Ottawa as group associated with convoy protest attempts to put down roots
OTTAWA - An Ottawa-based group with suspected ties to the "Freedom Convoy" says it was threatened with eviction Wednesday and is ready to take its cause to court in an attempt to set up headquarters i...
Aug 18, 2022

'This is who we are': Air Ronge council raises flags near village office
A flag raising ceremony capped off the Northern Village of Air Ronge's annual community barbecue on Wednesday. Flags representing Canada, Saskatchewan, Treaty Six Territory, the Mtis Nation, and recon...
Aug 18, 2022

Six events to kick off Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association season
PHILADELPHIA - The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association that includes national team players from Canada and the United States opens its season Oct. 14. The PWHPA rose from the ashes of the...
Aug 18, 2022