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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
Former B.C. politician, Indigenous leader, ordered to stand trial on sex charges
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A prominent First Nations leader and former provincial cabinet minister has been ordered to stand trial on all four sex charges against him following a preliminary hearing in Pri...
Mar 16, 2021
Indigenous women's group wants allegations Quebec nurses mocked patient investigated
MONTREAL - A national Indigenous women's organization is calling for a full investigation into allegations two Quebec nurses at a public clinic northeast of Montreal mocked an Indigenous patient. The ...
Mar 16, 2021
Half of Canadians want first COVID-19 vaccine available: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about half of Canadians are willing to get immunized against COVID-19 with the first vaccine they're offered, while one quarter would be willing to wait to get a shot they...
Mar 16, 2021
