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Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour
LOS ANGELES - If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original "Saturday Night Live" player - a storied ensemble that included Gilda Radner and John Belushi - she'd have plenty of memoi...
Mar 16, 2021
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - Samuel Andrs Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ba...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack.In a notice posted today, Defence Research an...
Mar 16, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says a government he led wouldn't cut Canada's spending on foreign aid. O'Toole made the commitment in a session with the international development community ...
Mar 16, 2021
CFL dismisses report that its 2021 and '22 campaigns might be cancelled
TORONTO - The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and '22 seasons. The UFPA made the claim Tuesday in an update posted...
Mar 16, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays pick up option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract
The Toronto Blue Jays are picking up the option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract. He became the 13th manager in franchise history in October 2018, signing a three-year deal with an option fo...
Mar 16, 2021
Leafs GM Kyle Dubas looking to make a trade soon because of quarantine rules
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas says he will explore every opportunity available to improve his team ahead of the NHL trade deadline. And because of the 14-day quarantine, any player ...
Mar 16, 2021
UK ''Meatless Farm'' company opens new Plant Protein Facility in Calgary
CALGARY, AB. -- It isn't the type of ranching the prairies are used to but, it's elbowing it's way into the market place.It's known as "meatless farming" and is based on farmed plant protein. The Unit...
Mar 16, 2021
Government votes down new motion to reconsider EMS dispatch consolidation
The provincial government has voted down a last-ditch effort to halt the centralization of EMS Dispatch services in Alberta.The mayors of Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer, with support from the Regional ...
Mar 16, 2021
Community physicians could be administering COVID-19 vaccines in April
The first community physicians are expected to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in their clinics next month. The province says Alberta Health has been working with the Alberta Medical Association...
Mar 16, 2021