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PM's chief of staff offers to testify on Vance sexual misconduct allegations
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff has offered to testify at a House of Commons committee studying allegations of sexual misconduct against Canada's former top military commander....
May 06, 2021

David Oyelowo fulfills new directing passion in 'Water Man'
LOS ANGELES - While starring in films like "Selma" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler," actor David Oyelowo discovered a new passion: directing. Oyelowo was inspired to step behind-the-camera after learning...
May 06, 2021

Venezuelan winger Yeferson Soteldo unfazed by high expectations at Toronto FC
While Yeferson Soteldo has just one training session with Toronto FC under his belt, the expectations for the 23-year-old Venezuelan international winger are already sky-high. "We think he's the guy t...
May 06, 2021

Flock of giant California condors trashes woman's home
TEHACHAPI, Calif. - Giant California condors are rare - but not at Cinda Mickols' home. About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi ...
May 06, 2021

Canada must sanction Vladimir Putin's oligarchs: Alexei Navalny's chief of staff
OTTAWA - The chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned critic of the Russian president, is calling on Ottawa to impose new sanctions on those who he described as "Vladimir Putin's oligarchs." L...
May 06, 2021

Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot wins Laureus World Sports Award for comeback
SEVILLE, Spain - Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has won the Comeback of the Year honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Parrot beat out former Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, Ame...
May 06, 2021

Pizza chef Bruno DiFabio gets prison time for tax evasion
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Bruno DiFabio, a celebrity pizza chef who owns restaurants in Connecticut and New York, was sentenced to 30 days in prison Thursday for tax evasion. DiFabio, 51, known as "Lord of ...
May 06, 2021

100K Albertans booked vaccine appointments in first 5 hours of eligibility expansion
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans were eagerly waiting Thursday morning for the opportunity to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments.The province announced this week that, starting on May 6, all Alber...
May 06, 2021

US proposes ending rule that weakened wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - Longstanding protections for wild birds would be restored under a proposal unveiled Thursday to bring back prosecutions of avian deaths by industry that were ended under former Presi...
May 06, 2021

Rights report: State of Afghan women's health care grim
KABUL - After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid, many Afghan women still have desperately poor access to health facilities and ade...
May 06, 2021