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Canadian men's curling championship final ratings down 33 per cent from 2020
Ratings for the Canadian men's curling final tumbled significantly compared to the championship game in the 2020 season. Brendan Bottcher defeated Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe on Sunday night at Calgary'...
Mar 16, 2021
Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal
NEW YORK - A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book coming out next year. Hanover Square Press announced Tuesday that Merl Code's...
Mar 16, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov crushes Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from R...
Mar 16, 2021
Israeli experts announce discovery of more Dead Sea scrolls
JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt a...
Mar 16, 2021
Flashing beacons, new sidewalks coming to pedestrian trouble spots in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Council is using an expanded budget and reserves to tackle 10 pedestrian infrastructure projects.Nanaimo city councillors greenlit eight crosswalk upgrades and two sidewalk projects at their...
Mar 16, 2021
Britain's Prince Philip returns home after treatment
LONDON - Britain's Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, a month in the hospital during which he was treated for an infection and underwent a heart procedure. Philip, 99, the husband of...
Mar 16, 2021
Half of Canadians want vaccine ASAP and a rare find: In The News for March 16
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 March 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 16, 2021
Over half Canadians say monarchy is obsolete after Harry and Meghan's interview: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests just over half of Canadians believe the British monarchy is a relic that Canada should abandon, following Prince Harry and Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey....
Mar 16, 2021
Half of Canadians want first COVID-19 vaccine available: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about half of Canadians are willing to get immunized against COVID-19 with the first vaccine they're offered, while one quarter would be willing to wait to get a shot they...
Mar 16, 2021
Verdict expected in trial of Adam Strong, accused of killing two Ontario women
A verdict is expected today in the trial of a man accused of killing two Ontario women. Adam Strong has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Rori Hache and Kandis Fitzpatrick. Ha...
Mar 16, 2021