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Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn flight
TOKYO - Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled the country. Masako Mori told reporters ...
Jan 05, 2020
Diane Ford, mother of Rob and Doug Ford, dies at 85, premier's office says
TORONTO - Diane Ford, the mother of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has died at the age of 85. The premier's office said the Ford matriarch died in her Etobicoke home on...
Jan 05, 2020
Kamloops Bantam Blazers battle hard in KIBIHT final, fall short in double OT
KAMLOOPS - For Kamloops Bantam Tier 2 Blazers fans at McArthur Island on Sunday afternoon, they felt pretty much the whole gamut of emotions. From hope to disappointment, excitement, happiness, relief...
Jan 05, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Globes carpet kicks off with big sleeves and shades of pink
NEW YORK - There was plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and lots of white on the Golden Globes red carpet as the stars shimmered and shined Sunday on one of the season's biggest nights for fashion. Reese W...
Jan 05, 2020
Stars hit the red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes ceremony
The Golden Globes are famously unpredictable, but a few sure things seem to be in store for Sunday's awards: Streaming services will play a starring role; five-time host Ricky Gervais will snicker at ...
Jan 05, 2020
MLA calls for poems by man who murdered Indigenous woman to be pulled from website
A Manitoba legislator is calling on Canadians to contact the federal heritage minister to remove two poems, written by the killer of an Indigenous woman, from the Parliamentary Poet Laureate...
Jan 05, 2020
Light snowfall anticipated to start the week within Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - With the current weather system moving through the region, Environment Canada says Kamloops could be in for a slightly snowy start to the week. Meteorologist Greg Walters says the rest of t...
Jan 05, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
Montgomery calls firing by Stars 'appropriate,' enters rehab
DALLAS - Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Friday his abrupt dismissal by the NHL club was "appropriate" and he has entered alcohol rehab. Montgomery's statement was his first public comme...
Jan 05, 2020
2020 box office starts off with 'Star Wars' still on top
NEW YORK - The box office in 2020 started off where last year left off: with "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" still on top. After a historic year, the Walt Disney Co. opened the new year approaching one...
Jan 05, 2020
Cook, Vikings upend Saints 26-20 in OT in NFC playoffs
NEW ORLEANS - Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard fade on third-and-goal in overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled out a 26-20 victory over the Saints in the wild-card round of t...
Jan 05, 2020
