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Bloc Québécois MPs join Liberals to cut off debate on assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA - With the support of the Bloc Qubcois, the minority Liberal government has moved to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying is put to a final vote in the House of Commons...
Mar 11, 2021

Light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov one of three Canadians on weekend UFC card
After recording a highlight-reel finish last time out, Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov has had to wait 18 months to step back into the UFC spotlight. Injuries and the pandemic delayed his pr...
Mar 11, 2021

Prices, sales up in B.C. real estate, while inventory down: real estate association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says homes sales in the province moved at a "blistering pace" in February, up just over 89 per cent compared with the same period last year. Th...
Mar 11, 2021

Study: Lack of diversity in Hollywood costs industry $10B
NEW YORK - For years, researchers have said a lack of diversity in Hollywood films doesn't just poorly reflect demographics, it's bad business. A new study by the consulting firm McKinsey & Compan...
Mar 11, 2021

As 'Grey's' returns, Wilson says it has connected viewers
LONDON - Unlike lead character Meredith, "Grey's Anatomy" is not fighting for its life. It is the most-watched entertainment series for the season to date among young adults on Thursday night and resu...
Mar 11, 2021

An 'optimistic' Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
MILAN - Riccardo Muti and Plcido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's season revived as a sign of "great optimism and utmost seriousness," the festival's...
Mar 11, 2021

Jennifer Garner invites families to have a ‘Yes Day’
Jennifer Garner didn't come up with the concept of a Yes Day. But when she and her middle daughter discovered Amy Krouse Rosenthal's book about a crazy 24 hours where parents have to say yes to their ...
Mar 11, 2021

Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, his management company and Iranian media said Thursday, in ...
Mar 11, 2021
CFJC Midday - Abbott Wealth Management outlines the best options for your investments currently in GIC's
Mark Bertoli from Abbott Wealth Management talks about a Guaranteed Investment Certificate, how they work and things you need to know.
Mar 11, 2021

Most B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
VANCOUVER - More than half of the residents of First Nations communities in British Columbia have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but most Indigenous people who live outside of those a...
Mar 11, 2021

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