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Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
LOS ANGELES - Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late...
Mar 01, 2021
George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project
NEW YORK - Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn't remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform. Surely, he said, it had not happ...
Mar 01, 2021
US spending on construction projects rises 1.7% in January
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose 1.7% in January as new home building continues to lift the sector. Last month's increase followed small revised gains in December and N...
Mar 01, 2021
Plans announced to create a grassroots Canadian rugby league co-op
TORONTO - Professional rugby league in Canada lasted less than four seasons with the Toronto Wolfpack. The Ottawa Aces have yet to take the field. But there are plans to kick-start the sport at the gr...
Mar 01, 2021
Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan. Vaccinations have been underway for...
Mar 01, 2021
Chloé Zhao is 2nd woman to win best director prize at Globes
LOS ANGELES - Chlo Zhao became the second woman to win best director at the Golden Globes and the first female winner of Asian descent on a night in which her film "Nomadland" was crowned the top dram...
Mar 01, 2021
Review: A virtual Golden Globes is no party, but they tried
Tina Fey asked the tough question 10 minutes into the three-hour Golden Globes broadcast Sunday: Could this whole night have been an email? Well, maybe. We wouldn't have gotten to see the awkwardness ...
Mar 01, 2021
Indigenous groups worry about learning centres transferring into SD68
NANAIMO - A ministerial order moving two Indigenous learning programs into the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District is causing concern for the organizations involved. An order from former education minis...
Mar 01, 2021
With loved ones and pets, Globes winners embrace cozier show
LOS ANGELES - From Jason Sudeikis' hoodie to Jodie Foster's bare feet, the stars embraced a virtual Golden Globes, and still found ways to cut loose. There was no red carpet and logjam of celebrities ...
Mar 01, 2021
Prince Philip to a London hospital for infection treatment
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been transferred to another London hospital to continue treatment for an infection. The palace says Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth...
Mar 01, 2021