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Venice Fest closes amid cheers for daring to open amid virus
VENICE, Italy - The Venice Film Festival is wrapping up the first in-person COVID-era international cinema showcase, with critics, filmmakers and actors cheering organizers for having dared to hold th...
Sep 12, 2020

Guaranteed basic income tops policy priorities for Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged as the top policy choice of Liberal MPs, just as the Trudeau government is crafting its plan to help people weather the ...
Sep 12, 2020

Teachers, students doing well with some exceptions as first school week winds down
It's been one for the books, as the saying goes.A start to the 2020-21 school year unlike any other in recent memory.Parents sent their children either back to school or enrolled them in online or hom...
Sep 12, 2020

A look at five key moments in Game 7 between the Raptors and Celtics
LAKE BUENA VISTA, United States - The Toronto Raptors were eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Friday night after dropping a 92-87 decision to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Con...
Sep 12, 2020

Melfort Multi-K moves to virtual event for 2020
On a typical year, hundreds of runners would be in their last week of training for the Melfort Multi-K event.With the cancellation of the 10th annual event due to the pandemic, organizer Allison Roger...
Sep 12, 2020

Raptors’ season is over after a 92-87 Game 7 loss to Boston Celtics
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors' season is over, the defending NBA champions done in by turnovers.Jayson Tatum had 29 points while Jaylen Brown added 21 and the Boston Celtics beat Toront...
Sep 12, 2020

More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - More than 50 people are dead after landslides caused the collapse of three artisanal gold mines near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials ...
Sep 12, 2020

Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
NEW YORK - Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as "Pressure Drop," "Monk...
Sep 12, 2020

More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - More than 50 people are dead after landslides caused the collapse of three artisanal gold mines near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials ...
Sep 12, 2020

Mayors push Liberals on plan to buy distressed properties for affordable housing
OTTAWA - Federal officials are ironing out the details of a program to help cities buy properties left vacant due to the pandemic so they can quickly create affordable housing. The governmen...
Sep 12, 2020