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Special Canada-China parliamentary committee to hold first meeting in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada's fraught relationship with China will hold its first meeting in Ottawa. The committee's creation was the result of a...
Jan 20, 2020
Spruce View and District Lions Club to host Annual Horse Cutter Poker Rally
The Spruce View and District Lions Club is set to host it Annual Horse Cutter Poker Rally next month. (Saddle Horses Welcome)$5.00 per card - Concession AvailableWhen: Sunday, February 23, 2020. (Plea...
Jan 20, 2020 (Spruce View And District Lions Club)
Martin Luther King holiday: Faith, politics mix this holiday
ATLANTA - The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against...
Jan 20, 2020
Nepal rescuers search for 7 as avalanche hits hiking trail
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since since an avalanche swept ...
Jan 20, 2020
Hawaii man suspected of killing 2 cops described as unhinged
HONOLULU - A Hawaii handyman with a history of run-ins with police and neighbours faced eviction when he stabbed his landlord and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to...
Jan 20, 2020
Thousands rally in Virginia's capital for gun rights
RICHMOND, Va. - Thousands of gun-rights activists - some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles - crowded the streets surrounding Virginia's Capitol building Monday to protest plans...
Jan 20, 2020
Indigenous ‘Molly of Denali’ is more than a cartoon for some
Charitie Ropati watched the pilot episode of "Molly of Denali" in her Columbia University dorm room, huddled around a computer screen with friends. "We were crying," Ropati said. "We realized we final...
Jan 20, 2020
Robert De Niro gets political as he accepts SAG Awards honour
LOS ANGELES - Robert De Niro received the Screen Actors Guild lifetime achievement award Sunday to praise for his illustrious career and thunderous applause from his fellow performers, but spent much ...
Jan 20, 2020
Complete list of winners at Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES - A partial list of winners at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild awards, presented Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles: FILM Actress: Rene Zellwegger, "Judy" Actor: Joaquin Ph...
Jan 20, 2020
'Out on Television' tracks evolution of LGBTQ portrayals
Actor Wilson Cruz says a new documentary on the evolution of LGBTQ depictions on television is a "love letter" to the medium's power. It's also a testament to how LGBTQ people and their allies harness...
Jan 20, 2020