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Mick Jagger gets some shelter, buying Florida mansion
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Mick Jagger, Florida Man? The Rolling Stones front man recently purchased a mansion south of Tampa as a Christmas present for his girlfriend, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP using helicopter in search for five missing scallop fishermen
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia RCMP say they plan to use a helicopter today to continue the search for five fishermen whose boat sank in the Bay of Fundy on Tuesday morning. The Mounties issued a statement...
Dec 18, 2020
Swedes want checks for hull damage in 1994 ferry disaster
COPENHAGEN - Sweden said Friday it wants divers to inspect the wreck of one of Europe's deadliest peacetime maritime disasters, the sinking of a ferry in the Baltic Sea in 1994 that killed 852 people,...
Dec 18, 2020
Moderna ends frozen requirements for vaccine, easing logistics of shipping
OTTAWA - American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the Massachusetts-based company is on...
Dec 18, 2020
Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports
Olympic champion Beckie Scott never imagined herself running a non-profit after retiring from competitive cross-country skiing. As Canada's most-decorated cross-country skier, she simply knew firsthan...
Dec 18, 2020
High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot ...
Dec 18, 2020
Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club changes gears by hiring youth to maintain trails
NANAIMO - Nine people who've struggled with employment are riding to new careers by working on Nanaimo's many mountain bike trails.The 15 to 29-year-olds were recently hired full-time by the Nanaimo M...
Dec 18, 2020
Building off historic 2019, Canadian tennis pros enjoy strong season despite hurdles
An unprecedented tennis season saw Canada hold strong in a chaotic campaign that forced athletes to become part-time players with a calendar completely jumbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the ma...
Dec 18, 2020
Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed after week of captivity
KATSINA, Nigeria - More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped last week in an attack on their school, have arrived in the capital of Katsina state to celebrations of their release....
Dec 18, 2020
Closing arguments in van trial and support for two Michaels: In The News for Dec. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 18, 2020