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Nurse excited for "tremendous challenge" of writing up game plan vs. Nets
Led by a trio of superstars, the Brooklyn Nets have the most potent offence in the NBA, averaging a league-leading 122.3 points a night, on a NBA-best 50.1 per cent shooting. And the roster beyond Kev...
Feb 04, 2021
Under the sea, humans have changed ocean sounds
WASHINGTON - Not only are humans changing the surface and temperature of the planet, but also its sounds - and those shifts are detectable even in the open ocean, according to research published Thurs...
Feb 04, 2021
Navalny urges Russians from jail to overcome their fear
MOSCOW - In a note from jail, opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Russians Thursday to overcome their fear and "free" the country from a "bunch of thieves," while the Kremlin cast the arrests of th...
Feb 04, 2021
Greene regrets 'words of the past,' without specific apology
WASHINGTON - Embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, facing a House vote to strip her of committee assignments, said Thursday that she regrets some "words of the past," but she did not specifically apo...
Feb 04, 2021
Shellbrook prepares for family focused winter festival
In an effort to help encourage local families to get active, and get a much needed reprieve from the stresses surrounding COVID-19, the Town of Shellbrook is planning a pandemic-friendly winter festiv...
Feb 04, 2021
Trump, facing expulsion, resigns from Screen Actors Guild
NEW YORK - Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January. In a letter dated Thursday and addressed to SAG-A...
Feb 04, 2021
After Canada's Proud Boys decision, U.S. lawmakers confront white supremacy threat
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are coming to grips with what experts warned Thursday is a dangerous and escalating threat of homegrown violent extremism following last month's riots on Capitol Hill. Memb...
Feb 04, 2021
Bennett scratched from Flames' lineup after agent says he wants trade
WINNIPEG - Flames forward Sam Bennett was scratched from Calgary's lineup days after his agent revealed he wants a trade. Head coach Geoff Ward said before Thursday's game in Winnipeg against the Jets...
Feb 04, 2021
'Schitt's Creek' follows Golden Globe noms with five SAG nominations
NEW YORK - Canadian sitcom "Schitt's Creek" continues to storm the awards circuit. The Ontario-shot riches-to-rags tale was nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series by t...
Feb 04, 2021
P.A. mayor wants new rules for builds in residential neighbourhoods
Mayor Greg Dionne says he plans to propose changes to city bylaws to ensure new developments fit with existing neighbourhoods.In particular Dionne is concerned about residents on River Street who lost...
Feb 04, 2021
