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Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast
The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes. They'll be...
Apr 12, 2021

George Floyd's brother sheds tears on the stand
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd's younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a foo...
Apr 12, 2021

Canadian women's hockey team to open selection camp in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team starts a 47-player selection camp Wednesday in Halifax ahead of the women's world championship in Nova Scotia next month. The 10-country tournament May 6-16 ...
Apr 12, 2021

Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021

Riders announce signing of linebacker Nigel Harris
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added another face to their linebacker group.The CFL team announced Monday it has signed 26-year-old Nigel Harris to a contract.Harris comes to the CFL after spending...
Apr 12, 2021

Quarantine requirements make for uneven NHL trade deadline
Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Toronto and will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss at least five games. Taylor Hall...
Apr 12, 2021

Melfort RCMP looking to identify suspect involved in theft
Melfort RCMP are asking the public for some help in identifying a suspect involved in a theft.On April 2nd, around 4:20 p.m., a female entered a business on the 1000 block of Main Street in Melfort an...
Apr 12, 2021

41 years later, Terry Fox’s legacy helping people through life
When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a gruelling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal."Today is th...
Apr 12, 2021

Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions
NEW YORK - Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama "Emancipation" from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access. The fi...
Apr 12, 2021

Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning - twice
The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity - cancelled last year because of th...
Apr 12, 2021