The owner of legendary Marlboro cigarette company, Altria, is reportedly in takeover talks with Canadian cannabis maker Cronos as slowing cigarette sales are pushing the Virginia-based firm to seek new business opportunities. “No agreement has been reached with respect to any such transaction and there can be no assurance such discussions will lead to an…

OTTAWA — Canada’s newest national political party is laughing all the way to the bank. On Friday morning the People’s Party of Canada became officially registered with Elections Canada, allowing it to start issuing tax receipts for donations. In the hours since the party has raked in more than $300,000. Party spokesman Martin Masse says…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Colorado Mesa outfielder Brooke Hodgson and Concordia-Irvine rookie Callie Nunes were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher, respectively. The duo earned the first honor of 2018 after outstanding play during the opening weekend of the season. Returning to her hometown of Rio Rancho, N.M., Hodgson powered No. 8 Colorado…

Action cams and drone footage provide a spectacular angle as large Russian Air Force surveillance and cargo planes execute flawless takeoff and landing maneuvers on the runway. The video, released by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex on Tuesday, was filmed at an airfield near Ivanovo in central Russia. Heavy transport Il-76 planes, belonging to the nation’s…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Land O’ Lakes (Fla.) High School was named the 2017 NFCA High School National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced on Thursday. The Gators captured the program’s first state championship with a 3-1 victory over state powerhouse Plantation American Heritage in the 6A title game. After falling behind 1-0 in the…

Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, jailed in the US for 20 years after a DEA sting operation, urged US prison authorities to provide him with immediate healthcare. The pilot has lost many of his teeth and cannot eat properly. The jailed Russian citizen is being deprived of adequate healthcare, despite repeatedly sending requests to the prison…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jessica Mendoza, an analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball team, will deliver this year’s keynote address at the 2017 NFCA Convention, Dec. 6-9 in Las Vegas. A four-time NFCA first-team All-American, Mendoza is a two-time Olympic medalist, three-time world champion and was the 2006 USA Softball Athlete of the Year. A former star…

VANCOUVER — A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside. When six pizzas were delivered to Meng’s house the delivery driver was instructed to take four of them to reporters and photographers who were stationed on…

Heavy snowfall, chilling wind, and temperatures far below zero are no obstacle for true love as proven by a loyal dog, who has been waiting for her sick master outside a hospital for two weeks now. Her amazing fidelity has quickly made, Cherry, from the Russian city of Voronezh a media sensation and led to…