SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Downtown Sioux Falls in its heyday was home to seven movie theatres, but filmgoers since the early 1990s have been heading to the malls to sit in front of a big screen.
Stamps' long snapper says he 'learned so much' from stabbing in bar fight
TORONTO – Randy Chevrier tugged up his jersey to show his tattoo, the long blade of a knife pointing downward with a biblical inscription. The tip of the knife ends at an actual scar on his right ribcage.
Rugby-New Zealand's Thomson has ban extended to two weeks
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – New Zealand flanker Adam Thomson’s one-week ban for stamping on the head of an opponent has been doubled after an appeal by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Thomson was cited for contact with Alasdair Strokosch’s head after the 51-22 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield on Nov. 11. He was suspended by an independent judicial officer but the IRB said a one-week ban was “unduly lenient”. “The Appeal Committee considered the appropriate sanction in this case was two weeks,” said a statement on Friday. …
NYC gas post-storm rationing set to end Saturday; odd-even license plate system started Nov. 9
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Gasoline rationing in New York City was scheduled to end at 6 a.m. Saturday.
Mark Thompson testifies at London probe into BBC
A New York Times Co. spokesman says new CEO Mark Thompson has testified before a committee in London investigating a scandal at his former employer, the BBC.
Fire Island, a favourite beach getaway for New Yorkers, assesses future after damage from Sandy
OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. – New Yorkers who cherish Fire Island as an idyllic summertime getaway feared the worst when the 32-mile-long barrier island took a direct hit from Superstorm Sandy’s powerful surge. The wall of water swamped nearly the entire island, destroyed or washed away about 200 homes and scraped sand dunes down to nothing.
Veteran Ricky Ray gives Argos edge in Grey Cup showdown against Stampeders
TORONTO – It has been quite a stretch run for Ricky Ray.
Reid off to strong start with second medal of skeleton World Cup season
WHISTLER, B.C. – Sarah Reid credits her strong start to the 2012-13 skeleton season to sliding on familiar tracks close to home.
Grey Cup kickers take different paths to the CFL championship game
TORONTO – Swayze Waters’ football career took a turn in eighth grade in Mississippi when he broke his wrist. A bored Waters started kicking the ball while he watched practice.
C$ to weaken back under parity: Bank of Canada survey
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Companies and institutional investors who hedge their Canadian dollar exposure through major banks expect the currency to fall back under parity with the U.S. dollar in 2013, a Bank of Canada survey showed on Friday. The central bank conducted the survey of banks that are active in Canadian foreign exchange hedging from June to August, a period when the Canadian dollar was largely weaker than the U.S. dollar. It found the banks' average estimate of their clients' budgeted Canadian dollar rate for 2013 is C$1.0119 to the U.S. dollar, or 98.82 U.S. cents. … Clashes in Egypt after president expands powers
Supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called "weevils eating away at the nation of Egypt." 
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