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Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be released
Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month. Verve Records announced last week that "Lullabies" - a collection ...
Oct 1, 2020
Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines
LOS ANGELES - Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old Oregon boy and his grandmother delivered a toy version of the pointy-eared F...
Oct 1, 2020
TransAlta and Tidewater selling Pioneer Pipeline to Atco instead of TC Energy
CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. and its partner, Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. have signed a new deal to sell the Pioneer Pipeline to Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd. for $255 million, replacing ...
Oct 1, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 1
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2020: There are 158,765 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 74,288 confirmed (including 5,834 deaths, 62,564 ...
Oct 1, 2020
Peace River Tim Hortons one of the top-selling Smile Cookie stores in Canada
The Tim Hortons location in Peace River was one of the top-selling Smile Cookie locations in Canada this year. Tim Hortons announced this week that the Peace River location, owned by Gordon and Barbra...
Oct 1, 2020
Unemployment marches higher in Europe amid pandemic
FRANKFURT - Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions ...
Oct 1, 2020
EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
BRUSSELS - The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over it plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached lat...
Oct 1, 2020
Infrastructure announcement and Shawn Mendes: In The News for Oct. 1
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 Oct. 1 ... What we ar...
Oct 1, 2020
Liberal, Conservative MPs join international task force to curb anti-Semitism online
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and Conservative MP Marty Morantz are joining an international task force aimed at making web giants do more to combat anti-Semitism online. Politicians from Au...
Oct 1, 2020
Russia's Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
BERLIN - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in ...
Oct 1, 2020