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Judge plans to hear from residents in $641M Flint water deal
DETROIT - A judge said Monday that she'll wait until January before deciding whether to give preliminary approval to a $641 million settlement in a lawsuit by Flint residents who were exposed to water...
Dec 21, 2020
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom set to miss entire season with injury
Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland says defenceman Oscar Klefbom will miss the 2020-21 season after suffering a shoulder injury last season. The team hopes Klefbom can return for the start of...
Dec 21, 2020
Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day as province sees soaring cases
TORONTO - Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day in an effort to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control, a move the province announced Monday after health advisors said thousands of infection...
Dec 21, 2020
Homegrown receiver Lemar Durant signs extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year extension that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season. The native of Coquitlam, B.C., was named th...
Dec 21, 2020
Gabriel Bump named 2020 winner of the Ernest Gaines Award
NEW ORLEANS - Chicago's South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump's debut novel, "Everywhere You Don't Belong," which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. G...
Dec 21, 2020
Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman
Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios, the company said Monday. Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. Horn and Bergman ...
Dec 21, 2020
Jade boulder stolen in B.C. has nothing but sentimental value, says owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift store in British Columbia's southern Interior says no one will benefit if a huge jade boulder stolen from the front of her shop is carved up by thieves. The nea...
Dec 21, 2020
Jade boulder stolen in B.C. has nothing but sentimental value, says owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift store in British Columbia's southern Interior says no one will benefit if a huge jade boulder stolen from the front of her shop is carved up by thieves. The nea...
Dec 21, 2020
QMJHL hopes to return to action with events in four cities next month
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says its 12 Quebec-based teams will resume play next month in Chicoutimi, Drummondville, Rimouski and Shawinigan during the second wave of the COVID-19...
Dec 21, 2020
2020 now tied for second deadliest year in Nanaimo throughout overdose epidemic
NANAIMO - 2020 is now tied for the second most fatal year in Nanaimo for overdoses. Data from the BC Coroners Service on Monday, Dec. 21 showed 37 people fatally overdosed in Nanaimo by the end of Nov...
Dec 21, 2020