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Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
LOS ANGELES - A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that...
Aug 04, 2020
United community groups envision affordable housing and child care at key Old City Quarter corner
NANAIMO - An alliance of community organizations hopes to reimagine a corner of downtown Nanaimo with an affordable housing and child care space. The Nanaimo Community Impact Alliance, comprised of se...
Aug 04, 2020
Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-borde...
Aug 04, 2020
Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurr...
Aug 04, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador's travel ban and dinosaur cancer: In The News for Aug. 4
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 Aug. 4. What we are watching in Canada ... A c...
Aug 04, 2020
Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that reduces oilsands environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands. The deal, a copy of which has been obtained by The Canadian Pr...
Aug 04, 2020
Golden Knights rally for 5-3 playoff win over Stars
EDMONTON - Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5:12 left in the game, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 in Western Conference round-robin play on Mon...
Aug 03, 2020
First cancer diagnosed in dinosaur fossil hints at communal life
EDMONTON - It's a diagnosis that took 75 million years. Canadian researchers who included specialists from surgeons to paleontologists have identified what they say is the first known cancer in a dino...
Aug 03, 2020
Braves ace Mike Soroka leaves game with injured right leg
Atlanta Braves ace Mike Soroka had to be helped off the field in the third inning against the New York Mets after tumbling to the infield grass with an injured right leg Monday night. Soroka, from Cal...
Aug 03, 2020
Kucherov, Lightning beat Capitals in East round-robin play
TORONTO - Nikita Kucherov scored a goal in the first period and the winner in the shootout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday in Eastern Conference round-robin ...
Aug 03, 2020