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Supreme Court will not hear appeal challenging law on succession to the throne
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to throw out a law that modified the rules governing succession to the throne. The Canadian law stems from a 2011 agreement among Commonwealth ...
Apr 23, 2020
Top court won't hear bid to broaden Phoenix pay system class action
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to have more federal civil servants included in a class-action lawsuit against the government over the faulty Phoenix pay system. The system, i...
Apr 23, 2020
Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...
Apr 23, 2020
Stuntmen are increasingly Hollywood's go-to action directors
Some of today's top action directors were first doubles for Brad Pitt, Neo and Wolverine. Increasingly, filmmakers are coming from the ranks of stuntmen and stunt co-ordinators, whose years of accompl...
Apr 23, 2020
Whitney Houston biopic in the works
LOS ANGELES - A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of "Bohemian Rhapsody." The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Cli...
Apr 23, 2020
A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in 'Extraction'
NEW YORK - The big-budget action thriller "Extraction" belongs, in many ways, to another world. It's set in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It's...
Apr 23, 2020
Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...
Apr 23, 2020
Dominion Diamond granted creditor protection, plans restructuring
CALGARY - Dominion Diamond Mines ULC has been granted creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.The company says the CCAA filing was brought on by the impact of the COVID-19 p...
Apr 23, 2020 Ekati Mine (photo provided by the Dominion Diamond Corp)
Virus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest...
Apr 23, 2020
Mobilizing scientists and easing COVID-19 restrictions; In The News for April 23
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 April 23 ... ---...
Apr 23, 2020