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'60 Minutes' will have streaming spinoff on Paramount+
NEW YORK - CBS News is launching a streaming version of "60 Minutes" on the new Paramount+ service, hoping to expose the durable brand to a younger and more diverse audience. The "60 Minutes+" program...
Feb 24, 2021

Number of inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots rises to 79
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador experienced its deadliest prison riots ever this week when seemingly co-ordinated fights broke out in facilities in three different cities, leaving 79 inmates dead as of Wedne...
Feb 24, 2021

Bats, birds among wildlife pummeled during Southern freeze
DALLAS - As many people in the southern U.S. hosted neighbours who had no heat or water during the vicious February storm and deep freeze, Kate Rugroden provided a refuge for shell-shocked bats. Starv...
Feb 24, 2021

Palm Beach County refuses to lower flags for Rush Limbaugh
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Palm Beach County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, refusing to lower its courthouse flags to half-staff in honour of the late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh - a m...
Feb 24, 2021

Jill Biden says things get better, including after divorce
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden offers comforting advice to Kelly Clarkson, telling the singer and talk-show host as she goes through a divorce that things happen for the best and that life will eventually "l...
Feb 24, 2021

Local schools show support for Pink Shirt Day
Staff and students throughout the community were doing their part to raise awareness and show support for anti-bullying Wednesday by taking part in Pink Shirt Day. While in previous years, many school...
Feb 24, 2021

Raptors host Atlanta to tip off the second half of the NBA season
TAMPA, Fla. - Four U.S. national television appearances highlight the Toronto Raptors' second half of the NBA season. The Raptors tip off the second half on March 11 against the visiting Atlanta Hawks...
Feb 24, 2021

Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination plan for migrant and undocumented workers
TORONTO - Migrant and undocumented workers must have access to the COVID-19 vaccine as part of Canada's immunization effort, advocates said Wednesday, calling on all levels of government to ensure the...
Feb 24, 2021

Canada heralds first COVAX vaccine in Africa; NDP criticizes Canada for using program
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says the first injection of a COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana is a significant milestone for a new global vaccine-sharing program created to bring do...
Feb 24, 2021

56 new cases of COVID-19, 158 recoveries and three deaths reported
The Saskatchewan government reported only 56 new cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 24, as well as three deaths and 158 recoveries. This is the lowest daily cases count since 36 cases were reported on Nov. 4Da...
Feb 24, 2021