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Lawyer: Colorado shooting suspect needs mental health review
BOULDER, Colo. – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting appeared in court for the…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for March 25, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:45 p.m. Yukon has…
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES – Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development”…
Ontario pledges tourism support as sector languishes and summer looms
TORONTO – Members of Ontario’s tourism industry welcomed the province’s tailored aid for the struggling…
Donald Sobey, son of grocery store founder, remembered for leadership, philanthropy
STELLARTON, N.S. – Donald Sobey, former president and chairman of Empire Company Ltd. and the…
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in…
Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers is discontinued
NEW YORK – A literary prize that provided vital support to Tracy K. Smith, Eula…
Cineplex CEO calls COVID-19 cinema closures ‘devastating’ for employees
TORONTO – The president and CEO of Canadian movie theatre giant Cineplex says the company…
Maine: Artists hurt by pandemic get help; daily cases rise
PORTLAND, Maine – A pair of new grant programs in Maine is designed to help…
‘It’s going to come down to one block’: Building an igloo for Nunavut arts festival
IQALUIT – Solomon Awa thinks he’s probably built about 150 igloos, or igluit in Inuktitut,…
Restaurants embrace end to capacity limit, challenges remain
While Connecticut restaurateurs welcomed the end to COVID-related capacity limits inside their establishments on Friday,…
Buttigieg says Biden plan will usher new transportation era
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that an infrastructure plan expected soon from…
The arts are not a ‘frill,’ say groups frustrated with lack of official communication
TORONTO – British Columbia officials plan to meet next week with arts organizations who’ve felt…
Ontario sets $2.35 million for OHL post-secondary scholarships as part of initiative
TORONTO – The province provided the Ontario Hockey League with $2.35 million Wednesday for teams’…
New Brunswick government tables $10.7-billion budget shaped by COVID-19 pandemic
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government tabled a $10.7-billion budget Tuesday that is heavily…
How social media helped COVID experts become household names during pandemic
Dr. Ilan Schwartz thought the joke he tweeted in July about the ineffectiveness of a…
New this week: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Country Comfort’ & scandal
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Shop owner sentenced for faking Alaska Native carvings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The former owner of an Anchorage gift shop has been sentenced to…
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest
KABUL – A memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older…
Bread and Cameos – a year without income from Broadway stage
NEW YORK – A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of…
Bread and Cameos – a year without income from Broadway stage
NEW YORK – A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of…
Faith leaders’ year of pandemic: grief, solace, resilience
In a pandemic-wracked year, religious leaders and spiritual counsellors across the U.S. ministered to the…
New vaccine appointment system to debut next week in NH
CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire is planning to go live with its new COVID-19 vaccine…
EXPLAINER: Why jurors can’t be dismissed based on their race
The issue of race looms large over the trial of a white former Minneapolis police…