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PAGC talent show is a toe-tapping good time
An event held Monday night at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Gym proved age is but a number.A talent show was held for ages 55 and older as part of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Winter Festival....
Feb 19, 2019
Benetton makes its Milan runway debut with Lagerfeld tribute
Milan Fashion Week promised to be a running tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday as collateral events got unde way. French designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac, who made his debut as creative d...
Feb 19, 2019
Retraumatized: Inuit leaders say sex charges stay for priest hurts victims
OTTAWA - Inuit leaders say Canada's decision not to go ahead with charges against a priest accused of sex abuse is traumatizing victims all over again. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada ha...
Feb 19, 2019
B.C. budget includes child fund, climate plan, Indigenous revenue sharing
VICTORIA - The B.C. government maintained its focus on providing programs to help families cope financially in its latest budget Tuesday, following efforts a year ago to crack down on proper...
Feb 19, 2019
Wiltjer, Ejim & Co., have logged millions of kilometres to play for Canada
With a few hours to kill during a recent layover in Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, Kyle Wiltjer was wondering aloud. The former Gonzaga forward was about to bend his six-foot-10 frame o...
Feb 19, 2019
Actress Julianne Moore helps unveil sex misconduct policies
NEW YORK - Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore has helped New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration unveil the governor's series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of women in New York. Mo...
Feb 19, 2019
Chicago police seek follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett
Chicago police said Sunday they're still seeking a follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett after receiving new information that "shifted" their investigation of a reported attack on the "Empire" acto...
Feb 19, 2019
Canadian retaliation to U.S. metal tariffs causing pain: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the United States says he's hearing complaints from some Americans about the pain caused by Ottawa's retaliation against the Trump administration's steel and aluminum t...
Feb 19, 2019
Seven CFL teams featured male performers on their cheer/hype teams
The Montreal Alouettes incorporated men into their cheer team for the first time last season. Longtime director Annie Larouche hopes the program can achieve another first in 2019. "I have male (s...
Feb 19, 2019
TSB says improved tankers involved in Manitoba derailment that spilled crude
ST. LAZARE, Man. - Federal investigators say CN rail cars that spilled crude after derailing on farm land in western Manitoba were upgraded tankers. The Transportation Safety Board says 37 o...
Feb 19, 2019