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CBC needs more ‘great Canadian storytelling’ after loss of hit TV shows, say experts
TORONTO – Tuesday’s Canadian Screen Award nominations featured many gains for the CBC but also…
No confrontation led to fatal highway shooting, husband says
LANCASTER, Pa. – No confrontation led up to last week’s shooting that killed a vacationing…
Bonterra Energy CEO says end of takeover battle with Obsidian comes as a relief
CALGARY – The chairman and CEO of Bonterra Energy Corp. says he’s relieved that rival…
Blinken reaffirms Trump-era ruling on Hong Kong autonomy
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed a determination made last year…
Ruh roh! Biden pooch drops doggie doo in White House hallway
WASHINGTON – Doggie doo in the White House? One of President Joe Biden’s dogs apparently…
New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
NEW ORLEANS – New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning…
Dollarama expands plans to grow stores across Canada as profits slip amid pandemic
MONTREAL – Dollarama Inc. remained bullish on the future of the discount chain in Canada…
Margaret Atwood on how late husband Graeme Gibson traced humanity’s avian obsession
If Margaret Atwood was a bird, she says she’d be a raven. Other birds may…
Swept into river near dam, teen and would-be rescuer die
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A fishing outing near an Ohio dam ended with the deaths of…
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
LONDON – German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in…
Bausch Health sells interest in Amoun Pharmaceutical for US$740 million
LAVAL, Que. – Bausch Health Companies Inc. has signed a deal to sell its interest…
Review: Idris Elba drama enhanced by real-life urban cowboys
It feels like a tale as old as time: Wayward teenage son meets up with…
Police: Man lost consciousness and died shortly after arrest
BOSSIER CITY, La. – Louisiana State Police say they are investigating the death of a…
Mexico president will get COVID-19 vaccine
MEXICO CITY – Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he will be vaccinated…
H&M swings to loss, affirms commitment to China market
STOCKHOLM – Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday reported an expected loss…
Delta joins other US airlines in ending empty middle seats
Delta Air Lines, the last U.S. airline still blocking middle seats, will end that policy…
Netflix conjures up ‘Game of Thrones’ energy with mystical series ‘Shadow and Bone’
TORONTO – Extraordinary times call for exemplary television and the April slate of new streaming…
Woman who lost child to brain tumour gives birth at age 57
CONCORD, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman who lost her 13-year-old daughter to a brain…
Reopening hurdles linger for schools, despite rescue funding
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The latest federal coronavirus relief package includes $81 billion that began flowing…
Biden taps Sen. Manchin’s wife to co-chair Appalachian board
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is nominating Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen.…
U.S. research shows race, age of jurors affects verdicts but Canada lacks data
The race and age of jurors has a noticeable effect on trial verdicts, American studies…
‘What do you have to hide?’ Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking
A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether…
Editor sidelined after medical journal racism podcast outcry
The top editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association has been sidelined amid…
Turkey: ex-police heads jailed over 2007 journalist killing
ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two former police chiefs and a…