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Steve McQueen sets 3 premieres at New York Film Festival
Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The "12 Years a Slave" director will get the opening night slot for the 1...
Aug 03, 2020
Tamar Braxton pays tribute to boyfriend for 'saving my life'
LOS ANGELES - Tamar Braxton is thanking her boyfriend for "saving my life" after her hospitalization last month. Braxton posted a lengthy message on social media late Saturday that paid tribute to Dav...
Aug 03, 2020
Pandemic parody of `Goodnight Moon' to be released in fall
NEW YORK - A popular online spoof of the children's favourite "Goodnight Moon," reworked for the coronavirus, will be published by Penguin Random House this fall. The Penguin imprint Philomel Books an...
Aug 03, 2020
Coyotes start fast, hold off Predators 4-3 in Game 1
EDMONTON - Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the first of Arizona's three first-period goals, a healthy Phil Kessel had two assists and the Coyotes held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Sunday to o...
Aug 03, 2020
N.L.'s next premier will be announced today as Liberals elect new party leader
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The next premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will be announced on Monday, as two candidates are vying to replace provincial Liberal Party leader Dwight Ball. The party is host...
Aug 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 3
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on August 3, 2020: There are 116,884 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,599 confirmed (including 5,681 deaths, 50,886 reso...
Aug 03, 2020
Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility
The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...
Aug 03, 2020
U.S. border communities feel loss of Canadian tourists, shoppers and friends
FREDERICTON - The COVID-19 pandemic has put cross-border shopping trips and vacations on hold since March, and many American businesses along the border say they miss both the revenue and the fam...
Aug 03, 2020
COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say
MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...
Aug 03, 2020
Quebec seeing spike in drownings compared to rest of Canada: Lifesaving Society
MONTREAL - Quebec is seeing a spike in the number of reported drownings this year, having already surpassed its yearly death total in each of the past two years. While numbers in the rest of the count...
Aug 03, 2020