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The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
NEW YORK - "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during another pande...
Nov 25, 2020
N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amidst affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in rent control amidst a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter said today t...
Nov 25, 2020
Wrapped up for the Holidays returns
Operation Christmas Child is going forward in Prince Albert, however Parkland Ambulance, who traditionally is involved with the annual toy drive will not take part this holiday season.The community dr...
Nov 25, 2020
Tam urges Canadians to limit outings as Ontario set to announce Christmas rules
The country's chief public health officer is advising Canadians that to limit the spread of COVID-19, they should go out only for essentials. Dr. Theresa Tam says the number of people experiencing sev...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran says British-Australian academic freed for 3 Iranians
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Wednesday freed a British-Australian academic who had been detained in the country for over two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV announced. The televi...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wou...
Nov 25, 2020
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic
NEW YORK - Jawan M. Jackson recently got to do something he's been yearning to do for months - sing and dance again with his Broadway cast. Jackson is one of the stars of "Ain't Too Proud - The Life a...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wou...
Nov 25, 2020
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Bold, fast and utterly unpredictable, Maradona was a master of attack, juggling the ball easily from one foot to the other as he raced upfield. Dodging and weaving with his l...
Nov 25, 2020
P.A. day care closed due to COVID
UPDATE: Tom Tilford, the board chair for the Family Future's day care center confirmed they had received clearance from Public Health to open effective, Thursday, Dec.3, 2020. --A Prince Albert day ca...
Nov 25, 2020
