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'Schitt's Creek' follows Golden Globe noms with five SAG nominations
NEW YORK - Canadian sitcom "Schitt's Creek" continues to storm the awards circuit. The Ontario-shot riches-to-rags tale was nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series by t...
Feb 4, 2021
3 guards accused in attack, coverup at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. - Three prison guards face misconduct charges stemming from a violent attack on at least six female inmates, including one who was punched 28 times, New Jersey's attorney general said Th...
Feb 4, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations for RCMP officers should be a priority, union tells officials
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line RCMP officers is asking federal and provincial officials to consider Mounties for priority access to COVID-19 vaccination.The National Police Federation says...
Feb 4, 2021
CONCACAF revamps, expands Champions League format with regional group phase
CONCACAF is revamping and expanding the Champions League, the top-tier club tournament for North and Central America and the Caribbean. The new format will involved 50 teams, with group play sending 1...
Feb 4, 2021
B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expanding mask requirements in its school system. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says students in middle and secondary school and staff for kindergarten through G...
Feb 4, 2021
Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration said Thursday it was delaying a rule finalized in former President Donald Trump's last days in office that would have drastically weakened the government's p...
Feb 4, 2021
Raptors re-sign general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year deal
The Toronto Raptors have secured general manager Bobby Webster for several more years. The Raptors re-signed Webster, one of the architects of the 2019 NBA championship team, to a multi-year deal on T...
Feb 4, 2021
Raises from pay equity law to land three years after rules take effect, watchdog says
OTTAWA - Canada's pay equity commissioner says the first raises under soon-to-be-enacted legislation should happen by 2024. Commissioner Karen Jensen also says that it may take several more years befo...
Feb 4, 2021
Asif Mir found guilty of smuggling 50 kg of meth at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man has been found guilty in what was, at the time, the largest seizure of meth at the Coutts border crossing.Asif Mir, 41, was charged in July 2019 with one count each of p...
Feb 4, 2021
Doctors fear an impending wave of cancer patients after COVID-19 delays
MONTREAL, Italy - While the prospect of mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increas...
Feb 4, 2021