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Directors guild files disciplinary charges against Weinstein
NEW YORK - The Directors Guild of America announced Saturday it has filed disciplinary charges against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The group said it filed the charges on Oct. 13. Weinst...
Oct 21, 2017
Oprah Winfrey and a host of celebrities attend 'B.C. Miracle Concert'
VANCOUVER - The David Foster Foundation’s annual Miracle Gala and Concert that touted a celebrity guest list including Oprah Winfrey and Steven Tyler has come a long way from its roots as a soft...
Oct 21, 2017
Toronto Argos hold on for wild 29-28 home victory over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
TORONTO - In Ricky Ray’s math, two trumps 60,098. Ray threw for 423 yards and a TD to become just the fourth player in CFL history to surpass 60,000 career passing yards. But the 15-year veteran...
Oct 21, 2017
B.C. ice rink where 3 people died remains closed due to safety concerns
FERNIE, B.C. - Residents who were forced from their homes because of a deadly ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., still don’t know when an evacuation order will be lifted. A total of 95...
Oct 21, 2017
Foo Fighters postpone Kentucky show at last minute
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Foo Fighters postponed a concert in Kentucky, hours before the band was expected to take the stage, because of an unspecified family emergency. The band’s public relations firm ...
Oct 21, 2017
Trump plans to help pay aides' legal costs for Russia probes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intends to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to help pay the legal bills of White House staff and campaign aides related to the investigations into Russian e...
Oct 21, 2017
Parents complain after Ohio school sings cotton picking song
TOLEDO, Ohio - Some parents at an Ohio middle school have said they were shocked to hear an eighth-grade choir sing about picking cotton just days after other students in the district took photos and ...
Oct 21, 2017
'Zombie' event staged at Oklahoma Capitol to support taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY - Anti-tax “zombies” in Oklahoma were stopped outside the entrance to the state capitol on Saturday in a staged event by groups supporting tax increases to prevent cuts to he...
Oct 21, 2017
Fox renewed O'Reilly contract despite knowing of allegations
NEW YORK - The parent company of the Fox News Channel says it knew a news analyst planned to file a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O’Reilly when it renewed the popular personality’...
Oct 21, 2017
Trudeau thanks Edmonton police officer in person who was injured in attack
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised an Edmonton police officer for his “exemplary” actions during an attack in which he was run down and then stabbed. Trudeau met with Const. ...
Oct 21, 2017