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Leonard in Lego: Canadian animator recreates Kawhi's famous buzzer-beater
TORONTO - Calgary-raised stop-motion animator Jared Jacobs is a big Toronto Raptors fan and wants star player Kawhi Leonard to stay with the NBA Championship team. So to help convince the soon-to-be f...
Jun 25, 2019
Judge upholds $6.6M judgment against rapper Yo Gotti
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A North Carolina judge is refusing to throw out a $6.6 million judgment against rapper Yo Gotti. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the rapper, whose legal name is Mario Mims, app...
Jun 25, 2019
North Dakota abortion clinic files federal suit over 2 laws
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to ...
Jun 25, 2019
Trial hears Manitoba Mountie made disastrous tactical decision before shooting
THOMPSON, Man. - An expert in police use of force testified an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba made a disastrous tactical decision to step in front a vehicle before he shot the driver. Const. Abram ...
Jun 25, 2019
Cardi B pleads not guilty to new charges in strip club brawl
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has been arraigned on new felony charges in connection with a fight last year at a New York City strip club. The rapper was dressed in a dark blue pantsuit wit...
Jun 25, 2019
Toronto FC looks to snap winless skid in coach Greg Vanney's 200th game
TORONTO - Greg Vanney has encountered better times in his five years as head coach of Toronto FC. After Toronto won the MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield and Canadian Championship in 2017, the team&nbs...
Jun 25, 2019
Mounties put more eyes in the sky with expanding drone fleet
OTTAWA - Newly disclosed records show the RCMP has assembled a fleet of more than 200 flying drones - eyes in the sky that officers use for everything from accident-scene investiga...
Jun 25, 2019
Mitsubishi Motors to relocate North America HQ to Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Mitsubishi Motors announced on Tuesday that it is relocating its North America headquarters from California to Tennessee, a move that will bring the Japanese automaker closer to its sister...
Jun 25, 2019
Parking upgrades address safety issues at Joffre Lakes north of Whistler, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. - Better parking and access is expected soon at one of British Columbia's busiest provincial parks, but visitors unable to find a legal parking stall are being warned to expe...
Jun 25, 2019
Cosby files appeal over testimony from other women accusers
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Comedian Bill Cosby has filed a lengthy appeal of the sex assault conviction that landed him in prison and says the judge allowed testimony from other women accusers that wasn't rele...
Jun 25, 2019