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Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony Pictures' Marvel adaptation "Morbius" landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was enou...
Apr 03, 2022
Hungarians vote on giving pro-Putin PM Orban a 4th term
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Polls have closed in Hungary's national election on Sunday in which pro-Putin nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban sought a fourth consecutive term. There were no exit poll...
Apr 03, 2022
New state of the art scoreboards coming to Ladysmith sport fields
LADYSMITH - A handful of local sports fields are getting a facelift.Forrest Field, Aggie Field and Holland Creek Ballpark will be on the receiving end of new modern and remote-controlled scoreboards c...
Apr 03, 2022
Boat Race: Oxford men win; Cambridge women set record time
LONDON (AP-CP) - Oxford brought an end to Cambridge's recent supremacy in the men's Boat Race between England's two leading universities as one of the country's oldest sporting events made its return ...
Apr 03, 2022
Jordan's Prince Hamzah relinquishes title a year after plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The half-brother of Jordan's king relinquished his princely title on Sunday, a year after a rare palace feud saw him placed under house arrest. Prince Hamzah posted the letter on ...
Apr 03, 2022
Animal tranquillizer detected in growing number of human overdose deaths in Ontario
A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario. The animal tranquill...
Apr 03, 2022
Longtime Nanaimo shelter operator reflects on career, offers insight on serving the vulnerable
NANAIMO - Speaking up about battling addiction lights his eyes up with hope as opposed to pain.He knows the devastation addiction has on families and communities - he lived it and provided guidance to...
Apr 03, 2022
Police say 6 dead, at least 9 injured in Sacramento shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - Police in Sacramento say six people are dead and at least nine others have been injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento. The Sacramento Police Department says the shoo...
Apr 03, 2022
Ukraine documents alleged atrocities by retreating Russians
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian troops are finding brutalized bodies and widespread destruction in suburbs of the capital as Russian soldiers withdraw and Moscow focuses its attacks elsewhere, includi...
Apr 03, 2022
Jurisdictions looking to decriminalize small amounts of drugs to curb overdose deaths
OTTAWA - Some Canadian cities and provinces are trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in their jurisdictions as thousands of people die of overdoses each year. Since January 201...
Apr 03, 2022