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Provinces consider COVID-19 vaccine incentives to reach people not getting shots
Some leaders are mulling incentives to get COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of hard-to-reach populationsas…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, June 3, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:55 p.m. Alberta health…
Review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars
Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants, “Devil in the Hills: Coal Country Reckoning” (Harmonic Alliance)…
White House: Biden to meet with Turkey’s Erdogan at NATO
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while…
NAC’s Indigenous theatre launches audio series of Indigenous stories about cities
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre is taking storytelling to the streets with…
After pandemic pause, Avengers swing, soar into Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Now that it’s getting safer to assemble, the Avengers are at…
Business wants more pandemic help; vaccine advice takes shape: In The News for June 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Michelle Good says residential school remains cast shadow over GGBooks fiction win
OTTAWA – Michelle Good should be celebrating the back-to-back awards for her debut novel about…
Juno Awards producers work around COVID challenges for Sunday’s 50th anniversary show
TORONTO – Band members have had a hard time getting together, COVID-19 outbreaks have stalled…
Swiatek back to winning ways at French Open; Sinner survives
PARIS (AP) — Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek picked up Monday right where she…
Fueling box office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M
NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn’t die during the pandemic. It…
Group: Spot where car hit ‘School of Rock’ actor is unsafe
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago intersection where an actor who appeared in the movie “School…
Actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on 3 rape charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three days of dramatic and often emotional testimony from three…
Voice of Disney’s ‘Sebastian the Crab’ dies at age 72
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Samuel E. Wright, the South Carolina native who famously voiced “Sebastian…
Photojournalist, gay rights pioneer Kay Lahusen dies at 91
Kay Lahusen, a pioneering gay rights activist who chronicled the movement’s earliest days through her…
Ali Gatie and Tate McRae, Jessie Reyez join Juno Awards performers
TORONTO – Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe and rising Canadian stars Ali Gatie and Tate McRae…
Oscars set next show date for March 2022
Planning is already underway for the 94th Oscars, which will be held on March 27,…
NBC hopes for more IndyCar as contract comes to an end
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBC Sports heads into its third Indianapolis 500 not ready to wave…
Howard names College of Fine Arts for Chadwick Boseman
WASHINGTON (AP) — While studying at Howard University, young Chadwick Boseman helped lead a student…
Arden, Bieber to perform at Junos; Anne Murray to induct Arden into Hall of Fame
TORONTO – Canadian singers Jann Arden, Anne Murray and Justin Bieber will appear in next…
Indian economist Amartya Sen receives top Spanish award
MADRID (AP) — Amartya Kumar Sen, an Indian economist and philosopher who studied the causes…
John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner — with Queen Elizabeth
John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman…
Grammys change rules for album of the year award
NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of…
Oprah, Prince Harry host discussion with Gaga, Glenn Close
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry are continuing their mental health series…