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Toronto actor-brothers Stephan James and Shamier Anderson launch The Black Academy
TORONTO - When Toronto-raised actor Stephan James got the inaugural Radius Award at last year's Canadian Screen Awards, he felt incredibly honoured but also a bittersweetness. The elation from being p...
Dec 03, 2020
County hires director of financial services
The County of Grande Prairie has hired its first-ever director of financial services.Mark Schonken will assume the newly created position January 18.He has 23 years of financial experience with privat...
Dec 03, 2020
MLSE reopens giant kitchen to prep meals for local agencies, front-line workers
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's giant kitchen is open again. MLSE and its partners, who combined to donate 500,000 meals to front-line workers and community agencies from April to June...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump pardon plan and Shatner pushes COVID-19 app support: In The News for Dec. 3
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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 03, 2020
Defence chief says CAF will be ready after ordering COVID-19 vaccine prep last week
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces received formal orders last week to start planning for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, though the military's top commander says preparations have been underwa...
Dec 03, 2020
St. Michael's sex assault trial to hear more of complainant's police statement
The trial of a teen boy accused of sexually assaulting two fellow students at a renowned Toronto high school is set to continue today.The teen has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of gang sexual ...
Dec 03, 2020
Bill to enshrine UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is set to introduce long-awaited legislation today to enshrine the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law.Prime Minister Justin ...
Dec 03, 2020
'I’d love to be home:' N.L. rotational workers facing bullying online
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Geoff Neville waited this week in a Montreal airport to begin his second day of travel from Nunavut to St. John's, N.L., he said he tries to empathize with the angry people onlin...
Dec 03, 2020
'Canada really sticks out:' Studies show banks not so green on climate change
International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers. Bankers say they've made big strides in addressing climate ...
Dec 03, 2020
S. Koreans take college entrance exam amid viral resurgence
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Hundreds of thousands of masked students in South Korea, including 35 confirmed COVID-19 patients, took the highly competitive university entrance exam Thursday despite a v...
Dec 03, 2020