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Health Minister Eric Hoskins and Community Safety Minister Marie-France Lalonde made the announcement today as new figures show deaths due to opioids continue to rise.

Saturday Night Live is famously one of the most demanding jobs in show business — particularly if you’re Kate McKinnon, the two-time Emmy winner of the current cast who appears in nearly every sketch. “I just immediately connected with the idea of a goat with big dreams,” McKinnon said during a phone call with Yahoo Entertainment. The goat in question is Lupe, whom McKinnon voices in the animated comedy Ferdinand  (based on the classic children’s book The Story of Ferdinand, about a Spanish bull... Читать дальше...

"He slowly started to try to get me to take off my pants because I had my bathing suit on and he was naked," the actor said of an incident with a male producer when he was 21.

Luka Modric is attracting interest from Tottenham, Manchester United and Inter Milan, according to reports in Spain. The midfielder has enjoyed an immensely successful spell at the Bernabeu, but Spanish outlet Diario Gol (via talkSPORT) claims he is becoming unsettled. The story suggests Modric has already told Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos he wants to leave the club. Spurs are reportedly on the lookout for a long-term replacement for Mousa Dembele – Valencia midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia has been mentioned. Читать дальше...

Title: The Bicycle – 200 Years on Two Wheels

Author: Mirrorpix

Publisher: The History Press

Year: 2017

Pages: 144

Order: The History Press

What it is: The bicycle as seen in the archives of the Mirrorpix photo archives

Strengths: A broad selection of rarely seen images

Weaknesses: If you're looking for text, you're in the wrong book

When the Daily Mirror's first incarnation as a women's daily – written by women, for women – was judged... Читать дальше...

The annual live on-air auction for 630 CHED Santas Anonymous is back again! For its 24th year, listeners can bid on packages that contain everything from a weekend getaway, to a theatre experience, to season tickets to the Edmonton Eskimos!

The Cubs found one needed addition to their rotation.

The Cubs have announced that they’ve signed Tyler Chatwood to a three-year deal, worth $38 million, according to The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma.

The deal will keep Chatwood at Wrigley Field until the next decade, which is a good move for Chicago since they’re certainly losing Jake Arrieta to free agency and needed to replace him with someone of the same caliber.

The money might be a little pricey for what they’ll get from Chatwood... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it believes President Donald Trump's eldest son had a "legitimate reason" in citing attorney-client privilege to avoid answering questions to Congress about conversations with his father. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday: "We believe that his lawyers had a legitimate reason and basis for not answering those questions." Donald Trump Jr. cited attorney-client privilege Wednesday to avoid divulging to the House Intelligence Committee his conversations... Читать дальше...

Following Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) speech announcing his resignation over sexual misconduct allegations, one of his accusers said Thursday she was disappointed that Franken is still pushing back against the allegations.

It would be a fun twist on an OU tradition.

On Saturday, Baker Mayfield is going to become Oklahoma’s fifth Heisman winner. He will join Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003), and Sam Bradford (2008) as Sooners to take college football’s top individual award. And after he does, Mayfield’s going to get a statue.

OU has a little park of Heisman winners’ statues, called Heisman Park:

Mayfield’s likeness is next to go up there... Читать дальше...

Arsenal have today announced new contracts for trio youngsters in the form of Eddie Nketiah, Ben Sheaf and Matt Macey as the trio commit their futures to the Gunners.The club official site confirmed the news yesterday afternoon, in what looks a big boost for Arsene Wenger even if questions remain over more senior members of his squad.We've got some good news... big congratulations to @EddieNketiah9, @BenSheaf_ and @MattMacey1 https://t.co/iRVS4CKHJh— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 6 December 2017 The North... Читать дальше...

Budget deliberations continued at city hall on Thursday, when council passed a motion to spend more money on increased grass cutting and spraying dandelions. Vinesh Pratap has the details.

Sharpen your knives! Top Chef‘s new season is here, and they’ve raised the bar—all the way up to the Rockies.

When he was handed the keys to the Stanford women’s volleyball program, Kevin Hambly knew that getting to the Final Four was practically written into the job description. Maybe the Cardinal won’t make it every year, but it’s a disappointment when it doesn’t occur. That’s what happens when you succeed a coach like John Dunning, who guided the team to three national titles and eight Final Fours in 16 years. He had two national titles in his previous 16 years at Pacific. Читать дальше...

The "Weinstein effect" continues to roil the nation’s power centers. But the allegations against the president have largely stayed in the background.

Sick pedophiles who rape kids will now face the death penalty after a new bill was passed in an Indian state. The bill titled “the punishment method” unanimously passed in the Madhya Pradesh assembly on Monday. It states beasts who rape children younger than 12 should be “hanged till death”. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan...

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won his fifth Ballon d'Or award drawing level with rival Lionel Messi for the most Ballon d'Or awards ever.

The scouts are out camping, the scout master promised the kids that there will be a great roaring fire in the middle all through the night.

He used to be a good scout master 15 years ago but times have changed and he seems to be a bit senile and losing it.

He isn't happy with his wood provided by the camp so much to the confusion of the kids he throws it all into the lake and then puts it back onto the fire to prove to the camp management they need to give him money to go to Tesco and buy some more wood that he chooses. Читать дальше...

Igniting the interests of conspiracy theorists, UFO investigators Tim Doyle and Tracey Sue released new footage of "an incredible double sonic boom" and "wild activity" by what they identified as US fighter jets near the infamous Area 51.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to pay tribute to the late French rock star Johnny Hallyday on Saturday as his funeral procession weaves through Paris. Hallyday died Wednesday at age 74. The news has prompted a wave of emotion in France, where the singer, often described as the country's Elvis Presley, seduced generations of fans. His funeral procession will start at the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris and go down the city's grand Champs-Elysees Avenue. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to pay tribute to the late French rock star Johnny Hallyday on Saturday as his funeral procession weaves through Paris. Hallyday died Wednesday at age 74. The news has prompted a wave of emotion in France, where the singer, often described as the country's Elvis Presley, seduced generations of fans. His funeral procession will start at the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris and go down the city's grand Champs-Elysees Avenue. Читать дальше...

The scorers get the headlines, but Mané says success is thanks to the team and not the individuals. Attack was the order of the day when Liverpool took on Spartak Moscow looking to secure a place in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, with both sides fielding arguably their most talented lineups and going for goals in the final group stage game. The better side on the night wasn’t even close, as the host Reds romped to a 7-0. It was a scoreline that hardly flattered them such was the quality... Читать дальше...

The hot stove is heating up, so settle in and add this new baseball book from the SABR Digital Library to your collection:

Arab allies of the United States have found themselves trapped uncomfortably between their close ties to Washington and popular ire after President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.