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Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., say the cable of the ride has been severed for the second time. Squamish RCMP say the damage to the Sea to Sk...
Sep 14, 2020

NHL general managers preparing for new economic realities brought on by COVID-19
TORONTO - NHL general managers left their annual March meetings in Florida filled with optimism. The salary cap was projected to hit at least US$84 million in 2020-21 - a bump of $2.5 m...
Sep 14, 2020

Wolfpack players receive 'hardship' payments from rugby league authorities
Toronto Wolfpack players, who have not been paid since June 10, have received a second "hardship payment" from English rugby league authorities. Spokesmen for Super League and the Rugby Football ...
Sep 14, 2020

2018 Florida gubernatorial nominee says he is bisexual
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Andrew Gillum, Florida's Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumours swirling since March when he was found int...
Sep 14, 2020

Paris Hilton says she 'feels free' after YouTube documentary
NEW YORK - There's a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality ser...
Sep 14, 2020

ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
NASHVILLE - At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there won't be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, t...
Sep 14, 2020

Brad Paisley, wife fights hunger with 1 million meal pledge
LOS ANGELES - After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America. Paisley and his wife, actress K...
Sep 14, 2020

More time needed for psych exam for man charged with killing Red Deer doctor
A mental health assessment ordered for a man accused of killing a Red Deer doctor last month has yet to be completed. The five-day psychiatric exam for Deng Mabiour was ordered last Wednesday when he ...
Sep 14, 2020

Writing-on-Stone featured in new Travel Alberta campaign
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is featured in Travel Alberta's campaign to get people out and about across the province as summer winds down.Drone footage was shot at seven popular destinations arou...
Sep 14, 2020

Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if nec...
Sep 14, 2020