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Edgar Wright explores ‘glam rock anomaly’ Sparks in doc
Ever heard of the band Sparks? If you haven't, you're not alone. If you have, it's not unlikely that they're one of your favourite bands. The pop rock duo formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael has i...
Jan 30, 2021
New book sees a 'New Possible' emerging from 2020's tumult
SAN RAMON, Calif. - In pop culture, 2020 has been understandably reviled as the "hell year." It tormented us with a lethal pandemic spiraling out of control, thousands of shuttered businesses, violent...
Jan 30, 2021
Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes third in World Cup super-G
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon captured bronze to win her first medal in nearly five years, while Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won her third straight World Cup super...
Jan 30, 2021
Trio sets sights on new water treatment plant west of Prince Albert
A new alliance between the Town of Shellbrook, Rural Municipality (RM) of Shellbrook and Prince Albert Rural Water Utility is hoping to turn the dream of a new water treatment plant into a reality.A r...
Jan 30, 2021
Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes third in World Cup super-G
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon captured bronze to win her first medal in nearly five years, while Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won her third straight World Cup super...
Jan 30, 2021
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support fo...
Jan 30, 2021
United Arab Emirates says it will offer citizenship to some
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to this oil-rich nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, part of efforts to stimulat...
Jan 30, 2021
WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
WUHAN, China - Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second...
Jan 30, 2021
UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Syria
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. counterterrorism chief is urging countries to repatriate the 27,000 children stranded in a massive camp in northeastern Syria, many of them sons and daughters of Islamic ...
Jan 30, 2021
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON - The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Bid...
Jan 30, 2021
