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NYC Chinese eatery heats up cultural appropriation debate
A New York City restaurant owner who touted her "clean" American-Chinese cuisine and derided Chinese dishes as swimming in "globs of processed butter," sodium and MSG is renewing the long-simmering de...
Apr 12, 2019
Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal
NEW YORK - Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films, an Amazon lawyer said Friday. A...
Apr 12, 2019
Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia's military intentions in the North and get help to protect the country's Arctic sovereign...
Apr 12, 2019
Little big men: Calgary Flames look to undersized players for some 'heavy lifting'
CALGARY - Being a smaller player used to be an obstacle in the NHL, but the Calgary Flames have turned that notion upside down. The five-foot-nine, 165-pound Johnny Gaudreau led the Western Conference...
Apr 12, 2019
Street sweeping gets underway
An estimated eight-week street sweeping process is getting underway in Prince Albert and after the brutal winter there is a lot more sand and debris to remove."It'll slow us down somewhat but we shoul...
Apr 12, 2019 On most of the city's streets the remnants of the harsh winter are extensive.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Broncos player to be remembered with hockey day in Saskatoon
Friends, family and their supporters will be gathering this weekend to play hockey in memory of one of the players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy.Evan Thomas was among 16 people who died a...
Apr 12, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
NDP legislators urge Ottawa to provide 'stable funding' to Indigenous Theatre
New Democrat legislators are calling on the Liberal government to reconsider a decision that denies funding to the National Arts Centre's Indigenous Theatre. Five NDP members of parliament signed...
Apr 12, 2019
Raptors and Leafs playoff games highlight Toronto's super Saturday
TORONTO - When Nick Nurse sat down at his post-practice media availability on Friday, a reporter remarked "Nice hat." The Raptors coach was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, a gif...
Apr 12, 2019
Assange arrest leads to interest in book of Vidal interviews
NEW YORK - The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a book of interviews with Gore Vidal an unexpected bestseller. Assange was carrying a copy of "Gore Vidal: History of the National Se...
Apr 12, 2019
Lakers, coach Luke Walton part ways after 3 losing seasons
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers say they have mutually agreed to part ways with coach Luke Walton after three losing seasons. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka announced Walton's departure Frida...
Apr 12, 2019
