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Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...
Nov 30, 2020
Understanding the Importance of Having a Creditor Protection Strategy
The Canadian economy is fuelled by the enthusiastic hard work of the small business owner.The Business Development Bank of Canada estimates that 70 per cent of the country's private labour force is em...
Nov 30, 2020
Four Canadians to ride for Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team in 2021
Guillaume Boivin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team, bringing the number of Canadians on the 32-rider squad to four.Boivin joins Ottawa's Michael Woo...
Nov 30, 2020
Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party
LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...
Nov 30, 2020
Adventure Park at Little Red, live streaming of meetings top council agenda
Prince Albert city council is set to discuss a proposal from a local service group that could see a major addition at Little Red River Park. At Monday night's meeting, councillors will hear from the R...
Nov 30, 2020
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON - Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Sa...
Nov 30, 2020
Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear
LONDON - Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series "The Crown" should come with a disclaimer: It's a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the his...
Nov 30, 2020
Suspicious death being investigated southeast of Glaslyn
After receiving a complaint on Friday at 12:30 p.m., Glaslyn/Turtleford RCMP discovered a deceased man near a grid road about 30 kilometres southeast of Glaslyn. The man has been identified as 54-year...
Nov 30, 2020
'Game Change' co-author John Heilemann has book on 2020 race
NEW YORK - The co-author of the million-selling "Game Change" has a book of his own coming about the 2020 election. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that John Heilemann is working on a "dramatic,...
Nov 30, 2020
Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign
BRUSSELS - With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country's coronavirus vaccination campaign. The Belgian governm...
Nov 30, 2020
