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Watt, Texans 'mutally' agree to split in more team upheaval
HOUSTON - J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans split Friday, ending the tenure of the face of the franchise and adding further turmoil to an off-season of upheaval. "I have sat down with the McNair family...
Feb 12, 2021
Police investigate latest fatal shooting in Metro Vancouver that has killed one man
BURNABY, B.C. - Homicide detectives confirm they are responding to a deadly attack in a residential area of southeast Burnaby, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a social media po...
Feb 12, 2021
For her directorial debut, Robin Wright found ‘Land’
Robin Wright used to joke that her directorial debut had already been made. It was called "Blue Valentine," it starred Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling as a couple falling apart, it came out in 2010...
Feb 12, 2021
Fox hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo strike back in voting fraud suit
Three Fox News hosts - Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro - are seeking the dismissal of claims against them and their employer as part of a $2.7 billion libel lawsuit brought by the voting ...
Feb 12, 2021
More details on new quarantine measures for travellers set to be unveiled
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced la...
Feb 12, 2021
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Shapovalov in clash of friends at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-Canadian clash in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.It was just the fifth Grand Slam meeting b...
Feb 12, 2021
Rent bank opens to help keep Nanaimo renters housed
NANAIMO - A short-term solution is now available for Nanaimo renters facing eviction or utilities being cut off. The Nanaimo rent bank is now open and operated by the Nanaimo Region John Howard Societ...
Feb 12, 2021
Singer fined by German court for son's stage performance
BERLIN - A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany's strict child labour laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert. Angelo Ke...
Feb 12, 2021
Paralympic ski star Brian McKeever helps out Canada's next generation of racers
One of Canada's most decorated cross-country skiers is doing grunt work for the next generation in his sport. Brian McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at...
Feb 12, 2021
Some asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico to be allowed in US
SAN DIEGO - The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be released in the United States w...
Feb 12, 2021