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Universal brings 'Cats,' 'Hobbs & Shaw,' more to CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - Universal Pictures previewed a diverse slate of offerings from "Cats" to "Hobbs & Shaw" Wednesday morning at CinemaCon, the annual trade convention where exhibitors and distributors me...
Apr 03, 2019
Los Angeles honours Jane Goodall on her 85th birthday
Los Angeles city leaders honoured the lifetime achievements of famed primatologist Jane Goodall by singing "Happy Birthday" to her on her 85th birthday. Goodall vocalized a chimpanzee greeting Wednesd...
Apr 03, 2019
Canada warming twice as fast as rest of the world, scientific report shows
OTTAWA - Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and it's "effectively irreversible," a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says. At stake is...
Apr 03, 2019
Green Shirt Day set to honour the legacy of Logan Boulet
The legislative building was filled Wednesday morning with people trying to make some good come out of a terrible tragedy.The Saskatchewan gallery was filled with people for the proclamation of April ...
Apr 03, 2019 Charlotte L'oste-Brown received a lung transplant after years of sickness, and she's supporting Green Shirt Day as a way to encourage people to sign up to be donors. April 3, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
CMHC looks to raise extra money for housing outside of billions from government
OTTAWA - The president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says his agency wants to raise millions more dollars to help Canadians afford places to live despite the billions already available...
Apr 03, 2019
Brad Paisley breaks ground on free grocery shop in Nashville
NASHVILLE - Country star Brad Paisley took the controls of a backhoe to dig up the first pile of dirt in the space that will become a free grocery store to support needy families in Nashville, Tenness...
Apr 03, 2019
Biden: I'll be more mindful of 'respecting personal space'
Former Vice-President Joe Biden is acknowledging his past behaviour with women has made some people uncomfortable following complaints over the past week that he touched some without their consent. In...
Apr 03, 2019
Freeland say lifting U.S. tariffs is part of ratification of the new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is linking the lifting of "absurd" U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel to the ratification of the new North American free-trade deal. Freelan...
Apr 03, 2019
EDC investigating claim it backed SNC-Lavalin on corrupt Angola dam contract
OTTAWA - Export Development Canada says it's reviewing support it gave to SNC-Lavalin after learning of an allegation the agency backed the company on a dam project in Angola that it wo...
Apr 03, 2019
Instagram stars: Harry, Meghan fastest to hit 1 million fans
LONDON - Pay no attention to Hollywood stars or pop idols. When it comes to Instagram, it seems no one can match the allure of a youthful royal couple expecting their first child. Guinness World Recor...
Apr 03, 2019