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Finalists announced for Sask. Tourism Awards of Excellence
Tourism Saskatchewan has announced the names of 36 finalists and three Tourism Builders for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence for 2018.Among those announced, several of the finalists are f...
Mar 05, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Tourism Saskatchewan)
Search continues for suspect after officers hit by car in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - One of two Vancouver-area police officers injured in a hit-and-run crash has been released from hospital, but RCMP say the second faces a long recovery. Burnab...
Mar 05, 2019
Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she's got a movie deal. Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese corporation ...
Mar 05, 2019
Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg is not running for president. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bl...
Mar 05, 2019
Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman joins XFL's Tampa Bay franchise
TAMPA, Fla. - Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman has joined the upstart XFL. The league announced Tuesday Trestman has been named the head coach/GM of the new franchise in Tampa Bay. "Marc is a two-t...
Mar 05, 2019
FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency's response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid ...
Mar 05, 2019
Duke's Williamson out for 4th straight game with knee injury
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke star freshman Zion Williamson will miss his fourth straight game because of a mild right knee sprain. The school made the announcement about four hours before the fourth-ranked Blu...
Mar 05, 2019
Pot confiscation at Canadian border increased in weeks after legalization: stats
OTTAWA - The number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization, new statistics show. The Canada ...
Mar 05, 2019
Helmets On: NHL GMs focus on player safety, pace of play at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past. The league's general manage...
Mar 05, 2019
SNC-Lavalin CEO urged cabinet to change policies 'expeditiously' in 2017 letter
OTTAWA - The head of SNC-Lavalin told the Canadian government it had to change its anti-corruption rules "as expeditiously as possible" in a 2017 letter to the minister in charge of procurement, ...
Mar 05, 2019