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How to watch the ‘Hocus Pocus’ reunion tonight with Bette Midler, Meryl Streep, Billy Crystal and more Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker as the Sanderson Sisters in "Hocus Pocus." The trio is returning for a sequel. But first: a reunion. Andrew Cooper/Buena Vista Pictures The Sanderson sisters, perhaps the most famous witchy trio since Shakespeare’s three witches of “double, double toil and trouble” fame in “Macbeth,” are flying back into town for their big moment. The stars of the 1993 movie “ Hocus Pocus ” — Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and  Kathy Najimy  — are all onboard for the  forthcoming Disney sequel . But they’ll be giving fans a little taste for Halloween 2020, too. In keeping with the proliferation of TV and film cast reunions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Midler is hosting a “Hocus Pocus” reunion Friday. When is the ‘Hocus Pocus’ reunion? The virtual gathering will take place on Halloween Eve — or Cabbage Night, Mischief Night or Goose...

Bobby Orr, Elias Pettersson, and when your sports heroes disappoint you Bobby Orr stands beside his stamp during the unveiling of the NHL stamp series featuring the Original Six Defencemen at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. photo: Hannah Yoon, CP A lot of hockey fans are  loosening their grip on Bobby Orr  right now. One of the greatest hockey players of all time took a step into politics on Friday, taking out a full-page ad in the New Hampshire Union Leader to endorse Donald Trump for the 2020 US Presidential election.  Notably, Orr doesn’t reside in New Hampshire, but in Florida. Instead of taking out the ad in his home state or in Massachusetts, where he spent the bulk of his hockey career with the Boston Bruins, he took out the ad in a state with a closer battle that would still have plenty of nostalgic Bruins fans. Orr joins other sports legends that have endorsed Trump in recent days like Jack Nicklaus and Brett Favre, though those...

Manitoba more than doubles daily COVID-19 record with 480 new cases Winnipeg moving to red, rest of province to orange on Manitoba's pandemic scale Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health officer, speaks during the province's COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Friday. (John Woods/The Canadian Press) Manitoba more than doubled its previous record for the most new COVID-19 cases announced on one day, with 480 infections reported on Friday, following a week that has broken new records for daily cases and hospitalizations day after day. There are now 104 people in hospital with COVID-19 — 79 in Winnipeg — another record in a continuing record-breaking streak that is putting increasing strain on hospitals in Winnipeg. "The numbers today will strike fear in many Manitobans," Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa said at an afternoon news conference, adding that many health-care workers will feel that fear most acutely. "But I also...

Novak Djokovic crushed by 'lucky loser' Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna quarters WATCH AND READ Djokovic suffers worst loss of career Novak Djokovic lost for only the third time this year after a listless effort in the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals and walked away happy. The top-ranked Djokovic lost his first meeting with 42nd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 6-2, 6-1. It was his heaviest ever defeat in a three-set match. The only other time the Serb had won just three games was at the 2005 Australian Open at the hands of Marat Safin in a best-of-five set encounter. He lacked power in his groundstrokes and produced a string of mistakes. He fell 4-0 behind, and won just five points on Sonego's serve in the opening set. In the second, Djokovic missed all six break points before conceding his service game for a fifth time when Sonego closed out the win with a passing shot. Sonego shocked the world no.1. (Getty) Despite losing to a lucky loser for the first time, Djokovic was remarkably...

Actor Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college admissions scam. Boston :  Full House  actor Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal, authorities said. The US Attorney's office in Boston said Loughlin was being processed at the federal lock-up in Dublin, California. Lori Loughlin, pictured in 2019, has reported to federal prison in California. Credit: AP "The parties recently agreed that the defendant can report to prison on October 30, 2020, instead of on November 19, 2020. The defendant has further agreed that, during her two-month sentence, she will not seek an early release from prison on COVID-related grounds," prosecutors said in a statement. Under the Bureau of Prisons' coronavirus protocols, Loughlin will be screened and tested for COVID-19 and will be placed in quarantine for 14 days. The low-security prison in Northern California houses 874 in...