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Not clear if five-time medallion winner Klete Keller is in custody; outspoken Trump supporter has said he struggled to adjust to post-Olympic life

The majority of U.S. citizens support equal rights for women. So why aren’t we closer to reaching that goal?

Ucluelet Mayor Mayco Noël’s emailed reply was succinct: “Hell no. It’s very clear to stay home!” Two Greater Victoria councillors — one in Victoria and another in Metchosin — acknowledged this week that they travelled out of the country last month. Victoria Coun. Shamarke Dubow apologized for going to East Africa, while Metchosin’s Kyara Kahakauwila defended her trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for a wedding. Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells said he has not left B.C. since prior to Febru...

BBC News By Chris Dearden image captionWill Kiosk Cledwyn become a tourist attraction? Visitors to the Welsh castle that hosted Im A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here! will be able to tour some of the film set when the building reopens to the public. Gwrych Castle, near Abergele, was watched by millions when the ITV show was filmed there last November and December. Parts of the set will still be in place for people to visit in the spring. Speculation continues about whether the programme will retu...

SYDNEY, Australia - More Australian states and territories are reimposing travel restrictions to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus from new outbreaks

Asia Today: Australian states reimpose travel restrictions | 2021/01/03

San Francisco and Prague: A Double Portrait Remembering historic times of magic — in two magical cities. By Barry Wood, January 3, 2021 Credit: Jeff Gunn www.flickr.com Takeaways Both San Francisco in the 1960s and Prague in the 1990s were epicenters of change -- magnets for idealistic youth longing to be part of building something new. San Francisco and Prague are beautiful cities. In San Francisco, it’s the lucent blue of a vast bay, pastel homes climbing formidable hills — and...

Howard Alexander - News Editor Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Image Credit: (AP Photo/Mark Baker) January 01, 2021 - 9:00 PM Theres little doubt that the momentous events of 2020 will leave indelible marks on many Canadians. The arrival of COVID-19 and its rapid spread touched practically every aspect of our lives, from personal health to income to relati...

Colm Weadick makes no secret of his hero worship. He greets visitors to his Arklow home wearing a Phil Lynott tee-shirt, the great mans extravagant Afro hair a contrast to his own tight-shorn locks. Inside the house, the sitting room is festooned with pictures. Lynott on the Hapenny Bridge. Lynott photographed sharing a stage with Rory Gallagher. Lynott cartoons, Lynott posters, Lynott letters. He was a genius at song writing, says Colm simply when asked to explain the appeal, his one great reg...

The New Year’s experience mirrored national responses to the virus itself. Frank Jordans and Derek Gatopoulos, AP 12/31/2020 08:25pm EST  | Updated January 1, 2021 This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget. From the South Pacific to New York City, pandemic restrictions on open air gatherings saw people turning to made-for-TV fireworks displays or packing it in early since they could not toast ...