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EDMONTON -- The Alberta Forest Products Association has snagged a renowned actor for the narration of their new online forest tour. Edmonton-born actor Nathan Fillion will guide listeners through the AFPA tours. Fillion has numerous acting and voice-actor credits to his name, making him the obvious choice, the association’s CEO said. Source

OTTAWA -- Canadian Alex Trebek is among more than 200 people U.S. President Donald Trump has selected for a statue in a soon-to-be-built garden of “American heroes.” As his presidency comes to an end, Trump signed an executive order on Monday establishing a statuary park named the “National Garden of American Heroes,” which will include statues of authors, musicians, inventors, past presidents and civil rights leaders. Source

Frankline Ozowulu made it back to his family home in Houston, Texas, recently with a song stuck in his head. It was the same song that many who'd spent a bit too much time online were listening to and joining in with: the 19th century sea shanty, alternatively referred to as Soon May The Wellerman Come, The Wellerman or just Wellerman. Source

Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of U.S.President-elect Joe Biden. “This is a great day in our household,” the country music superstar said during a virtual press conference Monday, two days before Biden is to be sworn in. Source

Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots? Source

INDIANAPOLIS -- A heavy metal guitarist who was photographed with the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol and is accused of spraying police officers with a pepper-based bear spray irritant has been arrested, the FBI said. Source

Olivia Rodrigo's debut single "Drivers License" has broken the Spotify record for most streams of a song in a single week. The song was streamed 65,873,080 times during the week ending on Jan. Source

Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel have a new baby. Confirming the good news in a video call with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, the singer and actor revealed that his new son's name is Phineas. Source

LOS ANGELES -- Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock `n' roll genius who elevated the genre with his "Wall of Sound" style in the 1960s and created hits for several big names from the Beatles to Tina Turner. Source

TORONTO -- It’s taken social media by storm. If by now, you don’t want to sing along with Nathan Evans to a tune that was written nearly 200 years ago, you might be in the minority. Source