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Footballer-turned-actor Carl Weathers, who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing-off against Arnold Sc...
Feb 02, 2024
Extensive search underway for missing woman in Nanaimo's Millstone River area
NANAIMO - Numerous police and search and rescue resources are looking for a woman last seen early Thursday morning.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said 48-year-old Nancy Gagne was last seen on Thu...
Feb 02, 2024
Bernardeschi, Insigne score as Toronto FC opens pre-season play against Nashville SC
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Italian stars Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne both scored Friday as Toronto FC opened its pre-season schedule against Nashville SC. The matchup, at Palm Beach Gard...
Feb 02, 2024
B.C. coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
VANCOUVER - The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver two years ago has been stood down to deliberate its recommendations about the deadly blaze. For two weeks the inque...
Feb 02, 2024
B.C. coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
VANCOUVER - The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver two years ago has been stood down to deliberate its recommendations about the deadly blaze. For two weeks the inque...
Feb 02, 2024
Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities
Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulate...
Feb 02, 2024
Court filing discloses personal relationship between Fani Willis and prosecutor hired in Trump case
ATLANTA (AP) - A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a "personal relationship" with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election in...
Feb 02, 2024
NHL to allow players to compete at Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030
TORONTO - The NHL is heading back to the Olympics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced today during the league's all-star festivities that its players will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Gam...
Feb 02, 2024
Newly signed Justin Turner excited to join Blue Jays squad with 'a lot of talent;
TORONTO - Justin Turner says it's hard to wrap your head around playing for an entire country, but he's looking forward to getting a chance with the Toronto Blue Jays. Turner talked to reporters on a ...
Feb 02, 2024
Turning Rideau Cottage into prime minister's permanent home comes with cost: docs
OTTAWA - Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would come at the cost of creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government docum...
Feb 02, 2024