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An Oscars unlike any other to get underway Sunday
An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line in major categories and a telecast retooled for the pandemic. The 93rd Academy Awards will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on A...
Apr 25, 2021
COVID-19 cases spike in Nova Scotia, while other hot spots show signs of improvement
Nova Scotia hit a new single-day record number of COVID-19 cases today, even as there were hints that Canada's two biggest provinces are making fragile progress in the fight against the pandemic. Nova...
Apr 25, 2021
Indonesia says 53 crew of lost sub are dead, wreckage found
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia - Indonesia's military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel's...
Apr 25, 2021
Canada must process applications for children's immigration in six months: advocates
Ottawa should establish a standard of six months to reunite newcomers to Canada with their children, as many refugee and immigrant families now wait years, says a national advocacy group.The long wait...
Apr 25, 2021
Brooke Henderson wins LA Open for 10th LPGA Tour title
LOS ANGELES - Canadian Brooke Henderson rallied to win the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open on Saturday for her 10th LPGA Tour title, chipping in for birdie on the par-3 12th in an early back-nine burst and g...
Apr 25, 2021
Future nurses, doctors want lessons from pandemic to create better health-care system
Sang Hee Baek started nursing school at the University of Toronto last fall as the second wave of the pandemic was putting health-care staff in parts of the country through an endurance test, making h...
Apr 25, 2021
City of Grande Prairie looking to increase options for infill housing
The City of Grande Prairie is considering Land Use Bylaw amendments within Residential Transition Districts (RT). This is aimed at encouraging a wider range of infill housing options in the city's mor...
Apr 25, 2021
Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies at 59
PARIS - Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz, best known for being at the helm of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, has died at the age of 59, luxury conglomerate Richemont said. In a statement released on Su...
Apr 25, 2021
Warkentin in favour of Conservative's carbon price plan, but further review needed
The federal Conservatives have introduced a plan for a $20 per tonne carbon pricing plan, and the Member of Parliament for Grande Prairie - Mackenzie says while he's generally in favour of the plan, i...
Apr 25, 2021
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
ISTANBUL - Turkey's foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S. decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as "genocide." D...
Apr 25, 2021