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Q&A: Director Brad Bird on choosing his 'essentials' for TCM
LOS ANGELES - As the youngest member of his family, Brad Bird would often get dragged along to films that may have been a little out of his depth for a child, like "2001: A Space Odyssey." But even if...
May 1, 2020
U.S. trade authorities keeping tabs on Canada's coming changes to drug prices
WASHINGTON - The United States is keeping Canada on its "watch list" of countries where policies and practices could pose a threat to American intellectual property rights. In its annual report on for...
May 1, 2020
Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately.The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid o...
May 1, 2020
Recovery efforts begin with businesses after major flooding in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A recovery plan is in place in northern Alberta after major flooding forced 13,000 people from their homes in Fort McMurray. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says in a ...
May 1, 2020
Instead of playing rugby at home this weekend, Canada captain works out and waits
Ghislaine Landry was supposed to lead her country out on the field this weekend at the HSBC Canada Women's Sevens in Langford, B.C. Instead the Canada captain is some 3,400 kilometres away, sharing wo...
May 1, 2020
Senators sign Russian defenceman Artem Zub to one-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed Russian defenceman Artem Zub to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 24-year-old spent the 2019-20 season with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hock...
May 1, 2020
Pangos, Ennis among Canadian basketball players weathering COVID-19 abroad
Dylan Ennis posted a video on social media on Sunday of his young daughter Amiyah, toddling at full speed toward the camera, giggling with delight. In Spain, where Ennis lives with his ...
May 1, 2020
Biden on sexual assault allegation: 'never, never happened'
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying "this never h...
May 1, 2020
Virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day
ATHENS, Greece - No job at all, or a job without enough protections - millions of workers worldwide marked international labour day trapped between hunger and fear Friday, as more countries and states...
May 1, 2020
Atco reports lower Q1 profit, says COVID-19 may cause delays, labour shortages
CALGARY - Atco Ltd. says it had lower revenue and a reduced profit of $174 million profit in the first quarter, down from $226 million a year earlier.Adjusted earnings fell to $106 million or 93 cents...
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