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With ‘Mank’ and ‘The Crown,’ Netflix dominates Globes noms
NEW YORK - After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theatres, Netflix dominated nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday, with David Fincher's "Mank" leading film nominees ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ohio police officer charged with murder in Andre Hill case
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A white Ohio police officer was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man. Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was indict...
Feb 03, 2021
Canadian international Jonathan David scores again for league-leading Lille
PARIS - Canadian international Jonathan David capped off the scoring with an 89th-minute goal Wednesday as Lille blanked Bordeaux 3-0 to remain atop the French league ahead of Lyon and Paris Saint-Ger...
Feb 03, 2021
Choiceland man recalls surviving a near-fatal heart attack in support of Heart Month
On Jan. 16, Glen and Connie Kelsey left their Choiceland home to have a nice Saturday at their cottage in Candle Lake. They went snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Glen even snuck in some icefishing in the...
Feb 03, 2021
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
TORONTO - Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures ha...
Feb 03, 2021
Hoback looks to create tax credit for home security systems
A Saskatchewan MP hopes to create a new tax credit aimed at helping Canadians purchase home security systems. Conservative Randy Hoback, MP for Prince Albert, is scheduled to begin debate on the bill ...
Feb 03, 2021
Veteran curler Wayne Middaugh to join Team Glenn Howard in Brier bubble next month
It will be like old times for Glenn Howard at the Tim Hortons Brier next month. The veteran skip will have longtime teammate Wayne Middaugh in tow at the March 5-14 national men's curling championship...
Feb 03, 2021
Conversion of ski trails at Nut Point concerning for park user
Loops one and two at the Nut Point Campground will be converted from ski trails to suit more of a multi-purpose use."It's a new initiative that the park would be implementing effective Feb. 15, which ...
Feb 03, 2021
CF Montreal adds size, experience up front in Norwegian international Bjorn Johnsen
MONTREAL - CF Montreal added size and experience up front Wednesday by acquiring American-born Norwegian international forward Bjorn Johnsen from South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai club. The MLS team used ta...
Feb 03, 2021
Canadian human rights groups among coalition calling for Beijing Olympic boycott
TORONTO - Cheuk Kwan wants the world to remember what happened after numerous countries considered boycotting the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but eventually agreed to participate. "The world should take ...
Feb 03, 2021