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The Battle of Capitol Hill: White House race gets headlines, but Senate has suspense
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The race to win the White House may be getting all the headlines, but there's real suspense in the battle for control of Capitol Hill. Overshadowed by the main event of elect...
Oct 28, 2020
Not cool: Jamaican bobsledder wants thief to return stolen shell to Calgary bar
An original member of the Jamaican bobsled team featured in the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings" is imploring whoever stole the nose cone from a sled that appeared in the film to return it to a Calgary bar....
Oct 28, 2020
Gearbox issue prevents BC Ferry from docking Tuesday, stranding passengers for hours
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Nearly 200 BC Ferries passengers finally disembarked from a broken-down ferry Tuesday night after being stuck aboard for hours. A problem with a gearbox on the Queen of Alberni prev...
Oct 28, 2020
Not cool: Jamaican bobsledder wants thief to return stolen shell to Calgary bar
An original member of the Jamaican bobsled team featured in the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings" is imploring whoever stole the nose cone from a sled that appeared in the film to return it to a Calgary bar....
Oct 28, 2020
After stint as England's No. 2, Bev Priestman takes over Canada women's soccer team
TORONTO - Bev Priestman, who spent five years developing talent for the Canadian women's soccer program and served as an assistant coach to John Herdman, is returning to take over the Canada women's t...
Oct 28, 2020
Raptors' Terence Davis arrested in New York after allegedly assaulting girlfriend
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis was arrested in New York City on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. According to an NYPD statement, the victim visited Davis at the Beekm...
Oct 28, 2020
School bus driver, 7-year-old girl killed in Tennessee crash
DECATUR, Tenn. - A school bus driver was killed along with a 7-year-old girl after a utility vehicle swerved into their lane. The bus, carrying 22 children, slammed head-on into the vehicle's side, th...
Oct 28, 2020
Gatherings in Lower Mainland main driver for spike in COVID-19 cases
SURREY-Health officials in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are urging people not to hold private parties this Halloween weekend in order to help curb the spread of COVID-19.Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin, chief medical h...
Oct 28, 2020
Tokyo festival opens with grueling boxing 'Underdog' film
TOKYO - Masaharu Take's films have always focused on painful stories about Japan's "under-class," people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically well-to-do. The heroes of hi...
Oct 28, 2020
Jon Stewart will be back in the host's chair for Apple TV+
LOS ANGELES - Jon Stewart is returning to TV, more than five years after bowing out as host of "The Daily Show" and with a new home at Apple TV+. Stewart will host an hour-long, current affairs series...
Oct 28, 2020