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A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorr...
Dec 30, 2020
Planned increase in CPP premiums on Jan. 1 to hit some workers more due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Come Jan. 1, Canada Pension Plan contributions are going up again, although higher than originally planned. The reason is largely because of the pandemic's effect on the labour market, which ...
Dec 30, 2020
Federal officials to deliver briefing on COVID-19 as case counts increase
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it needs more information before it can make a decision on a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca. The agency says in a statement this morning it is working with in...
Dec 30, 2020
Byfield leads Canada to 10-0 win over Switzerland in world junior tournament
EDMONTON - Quinton Byfield had two goals and four assists in Canada's 10-0 win over Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship Tuesday.Jakob Pelletier scored twice for Canada (3-0). Con...
Dec 30, 2020
US home contract signings at record levels in November
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined last month, but was still a record high for November when a seasonal slowdown traditionally seeps into the real ...
Dec 30, 2020
Canadian junior hockey team named CP's team of the year
Akil Thomas felt like he was living in a movie. The script seemed predetermined and, as it would turn out, he had an unlikely starring role.Canada trailed Russia 3-1 with 11 minutes left in the gold-m...
Dec 30, 2020
'Craziest party ever': Superstar DJ Guetta upbeat for 2021
PARIS - Superstar DJ David Guetta has been brought back to Earth by the coronavirus pandemic and says his music has benefitted as a result. Back in his native Paris to record a New Year's Eve show, th...
Dec 30, 2020
Principal Joe Clark who inspired film 'Lean on Me' has died
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film "Lean o...
Dec 30, 2020
Yemeni official: Blast at Aden airport kills 16, wounds 60
SANAA, Yemen - A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At ...
Dec 30, 2020
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
BEIJING - China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, disrupting its most im...
Dec 30, 2020