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New book aims to portray 'real' Prince Harry and Meghan
LONDON - Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals - and enmeshed in a feud with Britain's tabloid press - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to tell their story in a book penned by sy...
May 04, 2020
Taika Waititi to direct new 'Star Wars' film
NEW YORK - Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of "Jojo Rabbit" and "Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new "Star Wars" film. Waititi had for months been expected to take the reins of the galaxy far,...
May 04, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP arrest one suspect following Saturday night gas station fire
NANAIMO - Local RCMP have arrested one of the two suspects alleged to have started a fire at a Nanaimo convenience store on Saturday, May 2.The Circle K convenience store at the corner of Departure Ba...
May 04, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP continue to investigate a Saturday evening fire at Circle K convenience store on Departure Bay Rd. after a flare was discharged into the store. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates 'the chosen'
DAYTON, Ohio - Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film centre after him are "the chosen ones." The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the grad...
May 04, 2020
ESPN to air games from South Korean baseball league
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN will begin airing six regular-season games per week from South Korea's KBO baseball league. The agreement with Eclat Media Group was announced Monday, the day before the league i...
May 04, 2020
McIlroy, Johnson headline charity match for COVID-19 relief
Live golf returns to television in just under two weeks with a $3 million charity skins match for COVID-19 relief that includes Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and the broadcast debut of fabled Seminole ...
May 04, 2020
Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield dies with COVID-19
LONDON - Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was...
May 04, 2020
Feds eye new tools to help Access to Information system recover after COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it will look at whether investments in new technology could help clear any backlog of information requests that arises from a COVID-19 related bottleneck. The Acce...
May 04, 2020
Woodbine's Lawson cautiously optimistic about horse racing's return
TORONTO - Jim Lawson is cautiously optimistic there could be live horse racing as early as next month. Buoying the Woodbine Entertainment CEO's optimism is the Ontario government's gradual easing of C...
May 04, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC enters NBA 2K League season full of hope and confidence
TORONTO - After a six-week delay due to the global pandemic, the NBA 2K League tips off Tuesday with 23 teams chasing US$1.4 million in prize money. The esports circuit will contest at least the first...
May 04, 2020