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Political death watch: Virginia governor weighs his future
RICHMOND, Va. - A political death watch took shape at Virginia's Capitol as Gov. Ralph Northam consulted with top administration officials Monday about whether to resign amid a furor over a racist pho...
Feb 06, 2019
At Oscar nominees luncheon, a pitch for brevity
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Winners at this year's Oscars will need to be quick, both in their walks to the stage and their acceptance speeches. Producers told nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards ...
Feb 06, 2019
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars, dies at 75
Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks first offensive stars and a former team captain, has died at age 75. The Montreal Canadiens said on their website that Boudrias died Tuesday in Whistler, B...
Feb 06, 2019
Scott Brison bids farewell to House of Commons, announces resignation date
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Scott Brison says he will step down as an MP this weekend. Brison says he'll cease to be the representative for the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants - wh...
Feb 06, 2019
Trio of Calgary kids ask Canadian coffee chain to rethink popular contest
OTTAWA - Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to roll up the rim for the planet. Mya Chau and Eve Helman, both 12, and Ben Duthie, 16, are behind a change.org petit...
Feb 06, 2019
Conservatives won't use Heritage Minute branding on attack ad any more
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has removed all Heritage Minute branding from an online video released over the weekend that took aim at the Trudeau government for a handful of ethics breach...
Feb 06, 2019
Toronto Argonauts re-sign running back Brandon Burks to contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts re-signed American running back Brandon Burks to a contract extension through the 2020 season Monday. The five-foot-nine, 208-pound Burks was scheduled to bec...
Feb 06, 2019
Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts
HALIFAX - Experts in the cryptocurrency industry say there's a slim chance technicians will be able to recover the $180 million in digital assets believed to be in the laptop of the lat...
Feb 06, 2019
Hamilton guard Gilgeous-Alexander lives up to billing in Canadian debut
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had more than 50 friends and family members in the Scotiabank Arena crowd Sunday night to watch his first professional basketball game on home soil - a scenario&...
Feb 06, 2019
AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s
WASHINGTON - A racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook page and a subsequent admission from his attorney general that he wore blackface in 1980 has roiled Virginia politics. The photo i...
Feb 06, 2019