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The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 7:40 p.m. The West Coast Express commuter rail service in Metro Vancouver...
Feb 26, 2020
Auschwitz Museum upset at scene in Amazon series 'Hunters'
WARSAW, Poland - The museum of the Nazi German Auschwitz death camp is objecting to a scene in a new Amazon TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played there, insisting that no s...
Feb 26, 2020
Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony
JERUSALEM - Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts of this year's Genesis Prize ceremony. The Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wed...
Feb 26, 2020
Original 'Flash Gordon' comic strip art headed to auction
LOS ANGELES - The original artwork for the "Flash Gordon" comic strip is headed for a new realm - the auction block. The auction house Profiles in History said Wednesday that it will sell the drawing ...
Feb 26, 2020
'That would qualify as a price war:' Nanaimo gas stations trade pricing blows
NANAIMO - Several area gas stations are duking it out ahead of the busy summer driving season, with motorists being the real winners.Gas prices for Nanaimo have dropped steadily since the Family Day l...
Feb 26, 2020 Two stations along Wakesiah Ave. in Nanaimo on Sunday, Feb. 23 show a nine cent per litre price difference. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Johnny Depp in UK court for hearing on tabloid libel lawsuit
LONDON - A lawyer for Johnny Depp told a British judge on Wednesday that the star's ex-wife Amber Heard lied when she accused him of domestic abuse. Depp denies the abuse allegations, and attended the...
Feb 26, 2020
Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he'll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference Wednesday, a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across t...
Feb 26, 2020
Montreal Alouettes re-sign veteran Canadian long-snapper Martin Bedard
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes re-signed Canadian long-snapper Martin Bedard to a two-year contract Tuesday. The six-foot-three, 239-pound Bedard, 35, will return to Montreal for a 1...
Feb 26, 2020
Ovechkin scores 701st, shootout winner as Capitals beat Jets
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin began the night being celebrated for what he's best at. He ended it doing something much more rare. Ovechkin scored his 701st goal minutes after being honoured for 700 and a...
Feb 26, 2020
Bucks defeat Raptors in battle of Eastern Conference heavyweights
TORONTO - Nick Nurse saw his Toronto Raptors turn the heat on the best team in basketball Tuesday night. But only for a time against the Milwaukee Bucks. "We were incredible for 22 minutes. There was ...
Feb 26, 2020