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Former B.C. Lottery Corp. board chair says government 'ill-suited' to run gaming
VANCOUVER - The former chairman of the board at the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says he advised cabinet ministers in two different governments to get out of high-end gaming where bet limits reached...
Feb 04, 2021

UN backs democracy in Myanmar and urges release of detainees
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. Security Council strongly backed a return to democracy in Myanmar on Thursday and called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all those arbitrarily detained ...
Feb 04, 2021

McLeod Lake Indian Band declares COVID-19 outbreak
McLeod Lake - The McLeod Lake Indian Band has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on IR#1.In a letter published on the band's website, Chief Harley Chingee confirms that three elders currently have the virus...
Feb 04, 2021

Pandemic may force Canadian men to play home World Cup qualifiers at neutral sites
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says Canada will likely have to play its first home World Cup qualifying matches at a neutral site due to pandemic-related restrictions. Border issues and the nee...
Feb 04, 2021

Complete list of nominees for the 27th SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES - List of nominees for the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES Actor: Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"; Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"; Anthony Hopkins, "The Father"; Gary Old...
Feb 04, 2021

Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application
VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...
Feb 04, 2021

Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application
VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...
Feb 04, 2021

Ice dance star Scott Moir named head coach of second Ice Academy campus
Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir will be guiding Canada's future stars. The 33-year-old from Ilderton, Ont., has been hired as head coach and managing director of the Ice Academy of Montreal's se...
Feb 04, 2021

McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose c...
Feb 04, 2021

Former flight attendant lands 7-figure deal for 2 novels
NEW YORK - A onetime flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels. The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press a...
Feb 04, 2021