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Supreme Court won't hear appeal from former Nazi death squad member
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an elderly man whose Canadian citizenship was revoked for lying about his membership in a Second World War Nazi death squad. Helmu...
Dec 05, 2019

Gabrielle Union, NBC meet over 'America's Got Talent' firing
LOS ANGELES - Gabrielle Union and NBC both said Wednesday that they have had a "productive" first conversation on her firing from "America's Got Talent" and her allegations that she was removed over h...
Dec 05, 2019

New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
NEW ORLEANS - The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarter is about to play host to a different kind of sor...
Dec 05, 2019

November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV
NEW YORK - NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television - at least for now. The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a per...
Dec 05, 2019

Vaping backlash: Nova Scotia first to ban flavoured e-cigarettes an juices
Nova Scotia has joined a growing list of provinces clamping down on vaping. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced today the province will be the first to ban sales of flavou...
Dec 05, 2019

US trade gap narrows 7.6% to $47.2 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...
Dec 05, 2019

Booksellers get holiday bonuses from James Patterson
NEW YORK - Bookstore employees from Mystic, Connecticut to Houston and San Francisco all have a happy holiday story to share: a $500 bonus from bestselling author James Patterson. Patterson announced ...
Dec 05, 2019

Liberals to emphasize common ground in throne speech as Parliament resumes
OTTAWA - The 43rd session of Parliament - and a new era of minority government - opens today with a speech from the throne that will emphasize the issues on which Justin Trudeau's ...
Dec 05, 2019

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...
Dec 05, 2019

The Cougars lose in OT to Portland
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars fell 5-4 in overtime to the Portland Winterhawks last night at CN Centre. Josh Maser, Nikita Krivokrasov, Ilijah Colina, and Vladislav Mikhalchuk scored in regu...
Dec 05, 2019 Courtesy Prince George Cougars