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CF Montreal not commenting on reports head coach Henry may be joining English club
MONTREAL - CF Montreal says it will not comment after reports surfaced that head coach Thierry Henry may be moving to English club Bournemouth. The MLS club said in an email that it would not comment ...
Feb 17, 2021
Several NHLers will wear skates inspired by Willie O'Ree
EXETER, N.H. - A Canadian plant has produced skates honouring the NHL's first Black player as part of Black History Month. Bauer Hockey says the Bauer Innovation Centre in Blainville, Que., produced s...
Feb 17, 2021
Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died
Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, in...
Feb 17, 2021
Phoenix, Erivo and ‘Barb and Star’ among Globes presenters
LOS ANGELES - "Barb and Star" are headed to the Golden Globes - actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters at the upcoming ceremony. The Feb. 28 show will reunite several nomine...
Feb 17, 2021
Provinces should prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations reaffirms the standard set for provinces to prioritize Indigenous people in their vaccination programs. Mil...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. snow snarls COVID-19 vaccine delivery; Quebec, Ontario report fewer in hospital
Snowy weather south of the border is snarling vaccine deliveries as Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Shipping company UPS temporarily closed its operat...
Feb 17, 2021
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn't call for help, police said. ...
Feb 17, 2021
Arrest warrants issued for alleged Nanaimo fraudster Stevie Pirart
NANAIMO - Police are looking for a Nanaimo woman charged with over a dozen criminal code offences, including possessing stolen property and fraudulent activity.Numerous arrest warrants were issued for...
Feb 17, 2021
US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio and an extor...
Feb 17, 2021
Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with hate speech
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group. Police say officers began investigating Travis Patro...
Feb 17, 2021