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Ice dancers Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named team of the year
TORONTO - The pressure at Gangneung Ice Arena was palpable. The world was watching. But in what was among the most memorable four minutes of the Pyeongchang Olympics, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir deliv...
Dec 28, 2018
Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79
JERUSALEM - Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s most widely acclaimed writers and a pre-eminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died on Friday after a battle with cancer, his fam...
Dec 28, 2018
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 17-23
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 17-23. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Sunday Night Football: Kansas City at Seattle, NBC, 19.6 million. 2. ...
Dec 28, 2018
Chris Brown charged with monkey-related misdemeanours
LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown has been charged with monkey-related misdemeanours. The Los Angeles city attorney’s office confirms Thursday that the 29-year-old singer was charged last week with two ...
Dec 28, 2018
Angelina Jolie doesn't rule out move into politics
LONDON - Angelina Jolie has not ruled out a move into politics - and has joked that she might be tough enough to take the rough and tumble that comes with it. The American actress and U.N. envoy told ...
Dec 28, 2018
Original Woodstock site to host 50th anniversary concert
BETHEL, N.Y. - A three-day music festival will be held in August 2019 at the original Woodstock concert site to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic event. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a...
Dec 28, 2018
A deep free-agent pool, Canada's Cup quest among NHL storylines for 2019
TORONTO - A group of stars primed to hit free agency, the potential first volleys in another round of labour unrest and the possibility of Canada’s first Stanley Cup winner since 1993 are among ...
Dec 28, 2018
CN Rail lining up pilot plant partners to make oilsands bitumen pucks
CALGARY – Canadian National Railway Co. says it is planning to build a pilot plant worth up to $50 million next year to create pucks made of oilsands bitumen to transport by rail and ships to cu...
Dec 28, 2018
Chief Davis discusses drug crisis changes in 2018, and supports coming to deal with it
LETHBRIDGE – It’s been a taxing year for officers in Lethbridge, and around different parts of the province as they deal with the ever-changing drug crisis in Alberta. Some help is on the ...
Dec 28, 2018
Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election
OTTAWA - Finishing fourth in a byelection is not usually cause for celebration. But delight was in the air for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada over their candidate’s fourth-place res...
Dec 28, 2018