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2nd annual Wintertainment off to great start
Wintertainment Week has been on for two days and already has far surpassed 2015's attendance numbers. "Because of the temperature last year we only had 40 or 50 people," Ryan Bater, Executiv...
Feb 16, 2016
Could Canadians lose access to Pornhub? Depends on what happens with a Senate bill
OTTAWA - The owners of Pornhub say blocking access to Canadians is among options they're considering as they try to persuade parliamentarians to reject an approach for age verification outlined in a c...
Feb 19, 2024
Grammys change rules for album of the year award
NEW YORK (AP) - The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award. The academy announced Wedn...
May 26, 2021
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard upsets Zidansek, advances to quarterfinals
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is off to the quarterfinals at the Prague Open. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., beat Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2 in the second ...
Aug 13, 2020
First ministers couldn't agree on condemning systemic racism in declaration: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first ministers' declaration condemning racism didn't mention systemic discrimination because not all the premiers would agree. The statement released Thu...
Jun 26, 2020
More COVID-19 vaccines and feeling grateful in a pandemic: In The News for Dec. 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 30 ...What we are watching in Canada ...S...
Dec 30, 2020
Kids and families come of age amid era of broad political protest
TORONTO - A recent vigil in Toronto to honour victims of the Quebec mosque shooting included the standard rallying cries for unity and impassioned speeches denouncing hate. It also featured a toddler ...
Feb 05, 2017
East Coast offers homeless insights as West Coast struggles
NEW YORK - It’s before dawn when two outreach workers find a homeless man known as Juice near a train station in Harlem. A nurse will be visiting to discuss his heart problems, they tell him. A ...
Nov 08, 2017
US Open champ Kerber replaces Williams at No. 1 in rankings
NEW YORK - U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber officially became the oldest woman to debut at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, ending Serena Williams’ record-tying run of 186 consecutive weeks in the ...
Sep 12, 2016
Tokyo Olympics cut spending; sports federations unhappy
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has been w...
May 08, 2019