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Canadians asked to celebrate Diwali virtually in bid to limit COVID-19 cases
Celebrants of Diwali were forced to find new ways to mark the holiday this weekend…
Feds to give $1.5 billion to help Canadians in hard-hit sectors train for new jobs
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send $1.5 billion in…
B.C.-based dancer Margaret Grenier wins Walter Carsen Prize for performing arts
VANCOUVER – Gibsons, B.C.-based dancer and choreographer Margaret Grenier has won this year’s Walter Carsen…
‘Cultural genocide:’ Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT – A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages…
Quebec to fund new native friendship centre in city where Joyce Echaquan died
JOLIETTE, Que. – The Quebec government is investing $3.1 million for a new Native Friendship…
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins Giller Prize for fiction debut ‘How to Pronounce Knife’
TORONTO – When the executive director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize walked through Souvankham Thammavongsa’s…
Residents want gathering spot in historic Quebec City district named for sword victim
QUEBEC – Three Quebec City residents have launched an online petition seeking to have a…
Renowned world correspondent Seymour Topping dead at 98
NEW YORK – Seymour Topping, among the most accomplished foreign correspondents of his generation for…
Eco-fashion offers a renaissance for new Tunisian brands
MAHDIA, Tunisia – The sun is setting by the time Tunisian fashion designer Chems Eddine…
Stocks take a breather, while yields rally on jobs report
NEW YORK – Wall Street’s best week since April is taking its first breather on…
Like the NHL, Electronic Arts forced to adapt to pandemic in making hockey game
TORONTO – Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While…
Services sector expands for fifth straight month
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth…
Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category
NEW YORK – The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music…
Quebec remembers sword attack victims with condolences book, tributes in legislature
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has launched an online book to collect messages of condolence…
‘It’s such a big loss’: Sister says family in shock after brother killed in Quebec
Just hours after Marie-Jo Duchesne had shared laughs with her older brother, who’d been out…
Quebec invests $100 million in mental health care following fatal sword attack
MONTREAL – The Quebec government announced $100 million in funding for mental health services Monday…
‘It’s unbelievable’: Quebec City residents mourn victims of deadly sword attack
QUEBEC – Residents of Quebec’s picturesque capital grappled with grief and shock on Sunday as…
Halloween fans visit Salem despite virus; NH cases rise
SALEM, Mass. – Here is a look at coronavirus pandemic-related developments around New England: —-…
UK says 4-week coronavirus lockdown may have to last longer
LONDON – A new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the…
Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
LONDON – Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the…
‘Birdsong’ by Julie Flett wins $50K children’s literature award
TORONTO – “Birdsong” by Julie Flett has won the $50,000 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award.…
Statistics Canada says economy grew 1.2 per cent in August as pace of growth slowed
OTTAWA – The pace of economic growth in Canada slowed in August as real gross…
UK jobs market at crossroads as key support program ends
LONDON – Hundreds of thousands of jobs hang in the balance as coronavirus cases surge…
Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’ chosen as Canada’s contender for international film Oscar
TORONTO – Filmmaker Deepa Mehta says she’s proud of what “Funny Boy” stands for, as…