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Well-wishes to Australia sent from Golden Globe stage
NEW YORK - Australian communities battling wildfires were given several messages of support at the Golden Globes, with Ellen DeGeneres, Patricia Arquette and Australian-born Cate Blanchett among those...
Jan 05, 2020
Trump warns of sanctions if Iraq tries to expel U.S. troops
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crim...
Jan 05, 2020
Dube scores in 7th round of shootout, Flames beat Wild 5-4
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sitting at the end of the bench, Dillon Dube couldn't hear his coach call out names, but he kept looking over wanting for his chance in the shootout. For someone who'd never been in ...
Jan 05, 2020
Iran general replacing Soleimani vows revenge for US killing
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad is vowing to take revenge. Esmail Ghaani made the remarks in an interview with Iranian state television ...
Jan 05, 2020
Globes special award: DeGeneres thanks 'power of television'
NEW YORK - Ellen DeGeneres turned her spotlight at the Golden Globe Awards into a very personal stand-up routine, gently mocking traditional award show speeches and ultimately thanking "the power of t...
Jan 05, 2020
Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn flight
TOKYO - Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled the country. Masako Mori told reporters ...
Jan 05, 2020
Diane Ford, mother of Rob and Doug Ford, dies at 85, premier's office says
TORONTO - Diane Ford, the mother of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has died at the age of 85. The premier's office said the Ford matriarch died in her Etobicoke home on...
Jan 05, 2020
Globes carpet kicks off with big sleeves and shades of pink
NEW YORK - There was plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and lots of white on the Golden Globes red carpet as the stars shimmered and shined Sunday on one of the season's biggest nights for fashion. Reese W...
Jan 05, 2020
Stars hit the red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes ceremony
The Golden Globes are famously unpredictable, but a few sure things seem to be in store for Sunday's awards: Streaming services will play a starring role; five-time host Ricky Gervais will snicker at ...
Jan 05, 2020
MLA calls for poems by man who murdered Indigenous woman to be pulled from website
A Manitoba legislator is calling on Canadians to contact the federal heritage minister to remove two poems, written by the killer of an Indigenous woman, from the Parliamentary Poet Laureate...
Jan 05, 2020