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Hootsuite terminates U.S. ICE contract, after CEO says it 'divided' company
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite says it is terminating a contract it has with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a "broad emotional and passionate" reaction from staff. The Vancouver-based company's...
Sep 24, 2020
Island-wide prolific offender arrested in Nanaimo with stolen ID and shotguns
NANAIMO - A prolific offender wanted for alleged criminal activity across Vancouver Island is now in police custody. The Nanaimo RCMP Street Crimes Unit arrested 24-year-old Austin Carlson-McPherson o...
Sep 24, 2020
Manitoba murder trial to continue with 11 jurors after one shows COVID-19 symptoms.
WINNIPEG - A murder trial in Manitoba will continue with 11 jurors after one was discharged because he was showing COVID-19 symptoms.Kane Moar is charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 stabbing...
Sep 24, 2020
Man charged in connection with alleged online threats against Quebec premier
MONTREAL - A 65-year-old Quebec man has been charged after allegedly threatening Premier Francois Legault online. Sylvain Proulx will appear in court on Nov. 9 in Roberval, in the Lac-Saint-...
Sep 24, 2020
Evel Knievel's son suing Disney over 'Toy Story 4' character
LAS VEGAS - Evel Knievel's son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke Caboom. A federal trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Las Veg...
Sep 24, 2020
British Academy Film Awards change rules to boost diversity
LONDON - Britain's film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations. The British Academy of Film and Telev...
Sep 24, 2020
Holly Hunter suits up as US prosecutor in 'The Comey Rule'
LOS ANGELES - Holly Hunter has been entrusted with playing an array of real-world women, from tennis great Billie Jean King to a cheerleading mom gone astray to her latest role, a federal prosecutor c...
Sep 24, 2020
Ottawa Aces signing Guy Armitage comes with impressive rugby pedigree
New Ottawa Aces signing Guy Armitage comes with an impressive pedigree. Not only has he represented England in rugby union at the under-20 level and played in England's Premiership, the 28-year-old ha...
Sep 24, 2020
Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal
ROME - The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned Thursday from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reported...
Sep 24, 2020
Top Nunavut justice says judges can't be too lenient with sentences during pandemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut's top judge. Chief Justice Neil Sharkey says while the pandemi...
Sep 24, 2020