Barbie is getting ready to hit the hockey rink with an assist from Tim Hortons. But a Tim Hortons spokeswoman says its restaurants won’t be selling the pint-sized plastic hockey players until both Black and white versions of the doll are available. Solange Bernard, head of marketing communications, says the…

TORONTO — Police in Halton Region say they are searching for a 28-year-old inmate of Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ont. who jail staff released by mistake on Monday. Officers say Amritpal Singh Aujla was released from Maplehurst sometime on Monday. Staff at the jail contacted police at 11 p.m.…

UFC veteran Anthony Johnson has been teasing a return to the UFC right from spring. Now, the veteran fighter has taken a sure shot step to let the MMA world know that he is serious about competing in the octagon once more.  The fighter has re-entered the USADA testing pool,…

LOS ANGELES – Three producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show have exited amid allegations of a dysfunctional workplace that harboured misbehaviour including sexual misconduct and racially insensitive remarks. Executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman have parted ways with the long-running daytime series, a spokesperson…

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — As the province marks a grim milestone — recording 100 cases of COVID-19 in a single day for the first time — B.C.’s health minister warns that increased enforcement of public health orders is on the way. Adrian Dix stressed that indoor, private parties are the…

Around 7 oclock on the night of July 8, three assailants walked up the steps to a small stone house perched on top of a hill in the municipality of Nicolas Romero, Mexico state. Once inside, they held up their guns and opened fire on five females. One woman was…

Juno Award-winning Toronto singer Jessie Reyez performed a recorded version of “O Canada” while kneeling on the outdoor EdgeWalk at the top of the CN Tower before the Raptors’ playoff opener on Monday in Florida. Raptors and Brooklyn Nets players and coaches also knelt and locked arms during the anthems…

Things are moving fast in the Epic Games vs Apple battle. After Fortnite was pulled from the App Store for breaking Apple’s rules including a direct payment method to get around the in-app purchase system Epic immediately filed a lawsuit against Apple. Now the game developer says that Apple is…

NEW YORK – Nearly two decades after the slaying of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, federal prosecutors said Monday they have solved one of New York City’s most enduring mysteries, charging two men from his neighbourhood with murder and suggesting that the hip-hop artist – celebrated for his anti-drug stance…

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