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Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES - Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated...
Feb 10, 2021

How you’ll know when you’re eligible for a COVID vaccination
The province released more details of its vaccine rollout plan Tuesday, and though there are some puzzle pieces missing, the bits of the picture are more clear around how people will be told they're e...
Feb 10, 2021

One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021

Struggling Canucks hope practice, rest can help turn around dismal season
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green knows his Vancouver Canucks aren't feeling their best coming off a disastrous road swing. After dropping five games in a row, that's no surprise. "I'm not going to sit h...
Feb 10, 2021

Major League Soccer still mum on where Canadian teams will play in 2021
MLS commissioner Don Garber was short on optimism and answers Wednesday when asked whether the three Canadian teams might start the season in their home markets. "You know what is going on in Canada i...
Feb 10, 2021

Stanley Mission man charged with murder expected to be sentenced April 1
A Stanley Mission man who plead guilty last week of second-degree murder is expected to be sentenced April 1.Kane Lenard Roberts, 26, plead guilty to the murder charge Feb. 4 in La Ronge Provincial Co...
Feb 10, 2021

Former executive pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
BOSTON - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment firm with U2's Bono pleaded guilty Wednesday to paying $50,000 to have someone secretly correct his son's ACT answers as part of ...
Feb 10, 2021

NB local Albers ‘excited for opportunity ahead’ after signing with Twins
Saskatchewan's Andrew Albers is getting another shot at the big leagues.After spending the last three seasons playing professional baseball overseas, the North Battleford product is headed back to the...
Feb 10, 2021

Roughriders sign punter Jon Ryan to contract
Jon Ryan is going to kick it with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for another season.The CFL team announced Wednesday it had signed the 39-year-old punter to a contract for the 2021 season. Ryan became a...
Feb 10, 2021

NHL teams not going to private restaurants in Toronto despite Ontario green light
TORONTO - While Ontario's sport minister says NHL teams could dine at certain restaurants not open to the public during the province's stay-at-home order, teams in Toronto haven't had meals outside th...
Feb 10, 2021