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'SNL' adds 3 to its cast, including an Asian American comic
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" is adding three new cast members for its upcoming 45th season, including the show's only Asian American performer. Bowen Yang, who joined NBC's "SNL" last season as...
Sep 12, 2019
Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 12, 2019
Health authority looking into concerns raised by psychiatrists about children’s hospital
At the eleventh hour, a group of psychiatrists has raised several concerns about the design of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) regarding patients struggling with mental health.The grand op...
Sep 12, 2019 The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (supplied/The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation)
Former Canada international Carmelina Moscato take job with Canada Soccer Business
TORONTO - Former Canadian international Carmelina Moscato has been appointed manager of women's professional football development for Canadian Soccer Business. CSB represents a collection of soccer pr...
Sep 12, 2019
'Radio silence': Leafs' Dubas done discussing Marner contract talks publicly
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas stepped to the podium and welcomed reporters to the start of training camp. The general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs then drew a proverbial line in the sand. ...
Sep 12, 2019
Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9-11 anniversary
KABUL - A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear abou...
Sep 12, 2019
Tip leads to arrest of 2 who escaped prison van last month
PHOENIX - A tip pointing to a remote Arizona community led to the end of a more than two-week-long manhunt for a couple who overpowered their guards and escaped a prison transport van that was bringin...
Sep 12, 2019
US judge denies bail to ex-Peru president in corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge in San Francisco denied bail to former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo in an extradition hearing Thursday that ended with an emotional outburst by his wife who had to ...
Sep 12, 2019
As Tories, NDP, Greens prepare to debate, Trudeau accused of ducking record
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is afraid to run on his record, his rivals charged Thursday - but with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer again fielding questions about abortion and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh dee...
Sep 12, 2019 The Canadian Press
Jacobs dreams a little dream to close Fashion Week on a high
NEW YORK - Twice a year, the New York fashion world trudges to the Upper East Side and the cavernous Park Avenue Armory to see what new tricks Marc Jacobs has up his sleeve. Somehow Jacobs, who has th...
Sep 12, 2019