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'Forrest Gump' author Winston Groom dead at 77
FAIRHOPE, Ala. - Winston Groom, whose novel "Forrest Gump" was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhop...
Sep 17, 2020
Comeback Heat do it again, rally past Celtics for 2-0 lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 a...
Sep 17, 2020
Thomas takes US Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot
MAMARONECK, N.Y. - All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot. All that history of so many scores over par. Thursday brought a surprise: All those red numbers. Justin Thomas led ...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada's Murray plans to stay politically active through NBA Western final
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray is going to keep using his platform to bring attention to racial injustice as he leads his Denver Nuggets in the NBA's Western Conference final. Murray, ...
Sep 17, 2020
Edmonton’s renovated, ridiculed downtown library opens to the public
EDMONTON - Some Edmontonians who got a peek inside their city's new downtown library say it's what's inside that matters. The Stanley A. Milner Library has opened its doors to the public, four years a...
Sep 17, 2020
The Daily with LNN – September 17, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Sep 17, 2020
Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make it easier for children and teenagers to check whether they have COVID-19. Pr...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to get new name to better reflect changing mandate
OTTAWA - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to better reflect its changing mandate.The hea...
Sep 17, 2020
Eight of Alberta's 146 new COVID cases are in South Health Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.146 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total 16,2...
Sep 17, 2020
With picnic baskets, Christian Siriano puts on backyard show
WESTPORT, Conn. - Christian Siriano, who turned his atelier into a mask-making machine, took to his Connecticut backyard Thursday for a cozy fashion show complete with picnic baskets for his small in-...
Sep 17, 2020