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Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris
PARIS - A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby's Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of "Street Scene in Montmartre" was highly anticipated as i...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia opposition leader Navalny's health worsens in prison
MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his ...
Mar 25, 2021
US general: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan's military forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general for U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress on Thursday, amid debate over whe...
Mar 25, 2021
Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootings
WASHINGTON - A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. The justices are meeting in private Friday to discuss adding new ca...
Mar 25, 2021
Vaccine distribution ramping up as 11 per cent of Canadians get first shots: Ottawa
The federal government says COVID-19 vaccine distribution will steadily increase in the coming weeks as Canada hit an important milestone in giving out shots. Deputy chief public health officer, Dr. H...
Mar 25, 2021
Indigenous people more likely to die in a fire than non-Indigenous: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study says Inuit are more than 17 times more likely to die in a fire than non-Indigenous people. The agency also says that, overall, Indigenous people are five times more ...
Mar 25, 2021
Forces ombud backs predecessor's handling of Vance allegation
OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick is defending the way his predecessor Gary Walbourne handled an allegation of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance, saying he would...
Mar 25, 2021
'Godzilla vs. Kong'; A heavyweight bout with a light touch
LOS ANGELES - The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theatres carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" sounded alarms about climate chang...
Mar 25, 2021
Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier is dead aged 79
PARIS - French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such "A Sunday in the Country," "Captain Conan" and "The Judge and the Assassin," has died, according to his family. He was 7...
Mar 25, 2021
New York City launches push to vaccinate theatre workers
New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city's theatres, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York's draw. "It's time to rai...
Mar 25, 2021