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National flu vaccine delay causing Manitoba to hold off on flu ads
WINNIPEG - The federal government says some provincial flu vaccination programs may have to set back their timing this year due to delays and shortages. With flu season set to start, the Public Health...
Oct 02, 2019
Montreal vandals weren't in 'sober state of mind' when totem pole hand taken: museum
MONTREAL - The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a hand taken from a totem pole last month was quietly returned to the museum overnight Tuesday. Museum officials said the left hand of the&nb...
Oct 02, 2019
3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller
LOS ANGELES - Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller's deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wedne...
Oct 02, 2019
Judge denies bail for R. Kelly in NYC sex-abuse case
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to R&B singer R. Kelly in his sex-abuse case. Kelly didn't attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defence motion asking for his release on...
Oct 02, 2019
US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that a supervised injection site designed to thwart drug overdoses would not violate federal drug laws. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District J...
Oct 02, 2019
'Clueless' actress Stacey Dash charged with domestic battery
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - An actress known for appearing in the 1990s comedy "Clueless" faces a domestic battery charge in Florida. A Pasco County Sheriff's Office report says 52-year-old Stacey Dash wa...
Oct 02, 2019
Winnipeg Jets shift pieces around as season opener looms
WINNIPEG - It seems fitting the Winnipeg Jets will play their season opener just off Broadway. When the Jets begin a four-game road swing Thursday against the New York Rangers, their roster ...
Oct 02, 2019
Alberta government to review vaping rules as number of young users grows
CALGARY - The Alberta government says it will consider adding rules for vaping when it reviews the province's smoking and tobacco legislation next month. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he's p...
Oct 02, 2019
Deliberations at gang trial where Tekashi 6ix9ine testified
NEW YORK - Deliberations are underway in the New York trial of two alleged members of the gang that up-and-coming rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH'-shee sihks-NEYN') joined to give himself street credi...
Oct 02, 2019
Review: Banderas as Almodovar is a triumph of subtlety, wit
"Don't get that storyteller look," film director Salvador Mallo's elderly mother admonishes him at one point in "Pain and Glory." It's hard not to chuckle, because the character is a thinly veiled sta...
Oct 02, 2019