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Prunella Scales, sharp-tongued and long-suffering wife on Fawlty Towers, dead at 93
Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British comedy Fawlty Towers, has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93. Source link
Debate on dangerous ski training courses flares at the start of Olympic season
Ongoing safety discussions in Alpine skiing came into fresh focus this fall, less than five months before the Milano-Cortina Olympics, when World Cup racer Matteo Franzoso died following a crash in preseason training in Chile. Source link
AI 'hallucinations' could prove real problem for owner of fire-ravaged Vancouver property
As the owner of a fire-ravaged Vancouver property he’s been accused of neglecting, Fu De Ren has defended himself in civil proceedings and bylaw trials. But his inclusion of alleged AI “hallucinations” as part of a self-represented bid to cut his property’s assessed value in half may end up costing him money. Source link
86-year-old man with Alzheimer's walks out of Saskatoon care home undetected, dies days later
An 86-year-old man with Alzheimer’s died after walking out of a Saskatoon care home unnoticed. William Cone was found eight blocks away after falling and breaking his hip. He never recovered. Source link
86-year-old man with Alzheimer's walks out of Saskatoon care home undetected, dies days later
An 86-year-old man with Alzheimer’s died after walking out of a Saskatoon care home unnoticed. William Cone was found eight blocks away after falling and breaking his hip. He never recovered. Source link
As tastes change, Alberta’s craft brewers expand their offerings
According to Statistics Canada, beer consumption in Alberta has declined over the past decade. During the same time period, the market share of ciders, coolers and ready-to-drink cocktails has doubled. Source link
Jamaica, Cuba brace for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall today
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago. Source link
Two NHL players openly falling in love? In real life, that’s a fantasy. Not in this series
An openly gay player has never competed in the National Hockey League, but Halifax author Rachel Reid’s hockey romance novels, including Heated Rivalry, which has been adapted into a TV series, imagine a world in which hockey stars can come out and thrive in the game. Source link
N.B. business in trademark tangle with Alberta government over licence plates
Part of the Canadian national anthem is turning out to be a possible legal headache for the Alberta government. Source link
An inside look at how London, Ont., police go from seizing illegal guns to finding out how they got here
With the number of reported shootings in London, Ont., reaching 20 in 2025, the police service says it’s working tirelessly to pinpoint where illegal firearms are coming from and take them off the streets. Officials gave CBC London an inside look at how that process begins and how investigators learn about everything from the owner’s […]