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Complete list of nominees for the 27th SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES - List of nominees for the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES Actor: Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"; Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"; Anthony Hopkins, "The Father"; Gary Old...
Feb 04, 2021
Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application
VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...
Feb 04, 2021
Ice dance star Scott Moir named head coach of second Ice Academy campus
Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir will be guiding Canada's future stars. The 33-year-old from Ilderton, Ont., has been hired as head coach and managing director of the Ice Academy of Montreal's se...
Feb 04, 2021
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose c...
Feb 04, 2021
Former flight attendant lands 7-figure deal for 2 novels
NEW YORK - A onetime flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels. The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press a...
Feb 04, 2021
Crime rates decrease in Grande Prairie area, province sees fewer vehicle thefts
The crime rates in the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment areas saw big decreases in 2020 on a year-over-year basis.Sergeant Shawn Graham with the Grande Prairie RCMP says compared to 2019, there was a 34...
Feb 04, 2021
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn't have ...
Feb 04, 2021
Arctic cold to settle into Grande Prairie & Alberta this weekend
Over the next week, most of Alberta could be colder than much of Nunavut.As we head into the weekend, temperatures across the province, including the Peace Country, will begin to plummet. The Grande P...
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 ban on cruise ships in Canadian waters extended to 2022
The federal government says a ban on cruise ships in Canadian waters will stay in place for one more year. The ban until Feb. 28, 2022 applies to cruise ships carrying more than 100 people as well as ...
Feb 04, 2021
Nurse excited for "tremendous challenge" of writing up game plan vs. Nets
Led by a trio of superstars, the Brooklyn Nets have the most potent offence in the NBA, averaging a league-leading 122.3 points a night, on a NBA-best 50.1 per cent shooting. And the roster beyond Kev...
Feb 04, 2021