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Mary J. Blige, NAS, Pharrell on tap for 2019 Essence Fest
NEW ORLEANS - The 2019 Essence Festival will feature headlining performances by Mary J. Blige and rappers NAS, Pharrell, Jermaine Dupri and Missy Elliott as Essence Magazine’s “party with ...
Feb 25, 2019
French prosecutors drop rape case against Luc Besson
Paris prosecutors say a rape investigation targeting filmmaker Luc Besson has been dropped because of a lack of evidence. A woman had filed a complaint in May accusing the 59-year-old director of drug...
Feb 25, 2019
UCP accuses Premier Notley of breaking rules with event at Lethbridge hospital
LETHBRIDGE- A spokeswoman for Premier Rachel Notley appeared to acknowledge the poor optics of a weekend appearance Notley made at a hospital, which the Opposition says broke rules prohibiting politic...
Feb 25, 2019
'Turning humans into robots:' Injured Broncos player planning spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to undergo an experimental ...
Feb 25, 2019
'Fixer Upper' couple buys historic castle in Texas
WACO, Texas - Chip and Joanna Gaines’ latest home project is quite the fixer-upper. The Texas couple made famous by HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” home improvement show closed last week ...
Feb 25, 2019
'Green Book' wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES - The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappoin...
Feb 25, 2019
Kings & Navigators look to push respective series to the distance
The 1st round of the North West Junior Hockey League playoffs could come to an end Monday night. Both opening round series will play Game 4 and the JDA Kings and North Peace Navigators will be looking...
Feb 25, 2019
US envoy meets with Taliban co-founder ahead of new talks
DOHA, Qatar - U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with one of the founders of the Taliban for the first time on Monday ahead of the latest round of talks with the insurgents aimed at ending the 17-year wa...
Feb 25, 2019
Quebec physicians vote to give nurse practitioners long-sought authority to diagnose
MONTREAL - The professional order representing Quebec physicians has voted to allow the roughly 500 nurse practitioners in the province to begin diagnosing patients in an effort to reduce wait times i...
Feb 25, 2019
Canada's Milos Raonic loses first-round match to unseeded opponent in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada’s Milos Raonic lost 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in a first-round upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday. The sev...
Feb 25, 2019