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Now you see it: Podcaster Mike Rowe has book deal
NEW YORK - Podcaster Mike Rowe has decided to write a few things down. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday that Rowe is adapting material from his popular "The Way I ...
Apr 4, 2019
Good Friday Outdoor Way of the Crosses
Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert hosts the Good Friday Outdoor Way of the Cross When: Good Friday, April 19, 2019 Where: Downtown Prince Albert (beginning at City Hall and ending at the Cenotaph-the ...
Apr 4, 2019
University of Guelph study proves NBA player salaries affect playing time
Watching the NBA playoffs, Alexander Hinton had the same frustration a lot of fans do: the coach of his favourite team was keeping big-name players on the floor and unheralded bench players with a hot...
Apr 4, 2019
Veteran Canadian hooker Ray Barkwill retires due to medical reasons
Veteran Canada hooker Ray Barkwill, who had hoped to make a second Rugby World Cup appearance this fall at age 39, has announced his retirement due to medical reasons. Barkwill suffered a brachial ple...
Apr 4, 2019
Ottawa considers approval of B.C. methane rules called 'weak' in report
The federal government has proposed accepting British Columbia's rules to cut methane emissions that cause climate change despite an independent report that says the regulations would be weaker t...
Apr 4, 2019
Mormons repeal ban on baptisms for children of gay parents
SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expu...
Apr 4, 2019
House votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday voted to end American involvement in the Yemen war, rebuffing the Trump administration's support for the military campaign led by Saudi Arabia. The bill now heads to...
Apr 4, 2019
Mosque massacre suspect to face 89 charges in court Friday
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he makes his second court appearance, New Zea...
Apr 4, 2019
UK government, opposition search for a Brexit plan
LONDON - The British government and senior opposition figures tried Thursday to overcome intractable differences and forge a new plan for departing the European Union, as the bloc warned of dire conse...
Apr 4, 2019
Boyle's violence got worse as captivity wore on, Coleman tells court
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle's criminal trial heard allegations Tuesday from his estranged wife about his violent tendencies towards her before, during and after their captivity in Afghanistan, and the ...
Apr 4, 2019