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Quebec Education Minister acts on promise to give kids more recess
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Quebec government is following through on an election promise guaranteed to win the hearts of the province’s schoolchildren: more recess. Education Minister Jean-Fr...
Feb 12, 2019
Kaepernick fight stalls Black History Month resolution
MADISON, Wis. - Republican concerns that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is too controversial to honour as a black leader doomed a resolution recognizing Black History Month in the state Assem...
Feb 12, 2019
RDC students adjusting to temporary accommodations during Winter Games
Students living in residence at Red Deer College have been moved out of their dorm rooms while they house the athletes competing at the 2019 Canada Winter Games. 140 students have been relocated to Ol...
Feb 12, 2019
Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 4-10
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 4-10. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. “The Grammy Awards,” CBS, 19.88 million. 2. “The Big Ban...
Feb 12, 2019
Ansari addresses sex misconduct allegation at standup show
NEW YORK - Aziz Ansari said at a standup show Monday in New York that a sexual misconduct allegation was humiliating, but he hopes he’s become better since. It was the comedian and actor’s...
Feb 12, 2019
'Empire' actor gives police some but not all phone records
Chicago Police investigating the attack on Jussie Smollett last month say the “Empire” actor has turned over some but not all of the phone records that detectives asked him for. Smollett h...
Feb 12, 2019
NBC's 'Last Call with Carson Daly' to end after 17 years
LOS ANGELES - It really is last call for NBC’s late-night show with Carson Daly. NBC said Tuesday that the show will end after 17 years, with Daly deciding to focus on other work and his family....
Feb 12, 2019
Canadian MMA fighter Misha Cirkunov looks to make Johnny Walker red at UFC 235
TORONTO - Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov has a new opponent at UFC 235. English-based Brazilian Johnny Walker is stepping in for the injured Ovince Saint Preux on the March 2 card in Las Ve...
Feb 12, 2019
'Fortnite' maker asks judge to toss rapper's dance lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - The makers of “Fortnite” are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from a rapper who says the video game is illegally using a dance he created. Epic Games filed the m...
Feb 12, 2019
Norad chief urges speedy defensive upgrades amid spectre of new Cold War
OTTAWA - The shadow of a new Cold War hung heavy Tuesday as the commander of North America’s early-warning system urged Canada and the U.S. to get on with upgrading the continent’s aging d...
Feb 12, 2019