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SeaBus affected as Metro Vancouver transit strike reaches Day 4 with no talks
VANCOUVER - Job action by Metro Vancouver transit workers is into a fourth day with more sailing cancellations on a pedestrian ferry connecting Vancouver to the North Shore, and a warni...
Nov 04, 2019
Jozy Altidore says it will take a miracle to pay Sunday in MLS Cup final
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore offered a blunt update Monday on the quad strain that has kept him out of the MLS playoffs. "It's been a while. At this point, it'll take a little bit of a miracl...
Nov 04, 2019
Carol Burnett returning to 'Mad About You' revival
LOS ANGELES - Carol Burnett will be among the familiar faces gracing the "Mad About You" revival. Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Burnett will reprise her Emmy-winning role as the mothe...
Nov 04, 2019
Elizabeth May resigning as Green party leader, names Jo-Ann Roberts successor
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May has stepped down as the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference Monday on Parliament Hill that after 13 years in the job, she's stepping dow...
Nov 04, 2019
Ferrari to launch fashion collaboration with Armani
MILAN - Sportscar maker Ferrari on Monday announced a fashion collaboration with Giorgio Armani as part of its long-promised strategy to squeeze more value out of the storied company's allure. CEO Lou...
Nov 04, 2019
Protests as Spanish king makes key visit to Catalonia
BARCELONA, Spain - About 2,000 protesters wielding Catalan pro-independence symbols and some Spanish republican flags are banging kitchen pots and blocking access to a Barcelona venue where the Spanis...
Nov 04, 2019
NYPD commissioner James O'Neill to step down
New York City's police commissioner is retiring after three years in charge of the nation's largest police department, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. James O'Neill, 61, will be replaced by Chief of...
Nov 04, 2019
NBC's Bell, producer for Fallon and Olympics, departs
NEW YORK - NBC executive Jim Bell, who has produced the last four Olympics for the network and been in charge backstage at Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight" show for the past year, says he's leaving NBC. Bell ...
Nov 04, 2019
Canadian Denis Shapovalov reaches career-high 15th on ATP rankings
Canada's Denis Shapovalov has reached a career-high 15th in the ATP Tour rankings after advancing to the final of the Paris Masters on Sunday. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., jumped 13 ...
Nov 04, 2019
Nunavut government services affected by weekend ransomware attack
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Major government departments in Nunavut remain partly impacted after a weekend cyber attack. The attack has frozen electronic data for all services requiring access to ele...
Nov 04, 2019