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World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago. Now, a new Netflix documentary called "The ...
Mar 30, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...
Mar 30, 2021

Ottawa to extend eligibility criteria for Yazidi refugees: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department will adopt a new policy to help more Yazidis and other survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reunite with their famili...
Mar 30, 2021

Ottawa pledges $49.5 million in humanitarian aid for Syrians
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian ...
Mar 30, 2021

Harassment and intimidation: Mi'kmaq band files lawsuit over Nova Scotia lobster
HALIFAX - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after launching a self-regulated lobster fishery last fall has filed a lawsuit against non-Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, the RCMP and th...
Mar 30, 2021

NFL owners approve 17-game regular season, 3 preseason games
The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday approved the 17th game as expected, marking the first time in 43 years the regula...
Mar 30, 2021

Orlando Pride trades Canadian Jordyn Listro to expansion Kansas City NWSL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Expansion Kansas City NWSL has acquired Canadian international midfielder Jordyn Listro from the Orlando Pride in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 draft. The draft pick c...
Mar 30, 2021

Survey suggests Canadians looked to the skies, saw more UFOs during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A new survey suggests Canadians spotted more UFOs last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Rutkowski with Ufology Research in Winnipeg says sightings of unidentified flying objects acr...
Mar 30, 2021

Upcoming Programming at Catholic Family Services
Catholic Family Services have several great programs coming up for April and May 2021 with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and sanitization rules in effect.See the poster below for details.
Mar 30, 2021

Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand - Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday w...
Mar 30, 2021