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Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...
Apr 23, 2020
Stuntmen are increasingly Hollywood's go-to action directors
Some of today's top action directors were first doubles for Brad Pitt, Neo and Wolverine. Increasingly, filmmakers are coming from the ranks of stuntmen and stunt co-ordinators, whose years of accompl...
Apr 23, 2020
Whitney Houston biopic in the works
LOS ANGELES - A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of "Bohemian Rhapsody." The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Cli...
Apr 23, 2020
A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in 'Extraction'
NEW YORK - The big-budget action thriller "Extraction" belongs, in many ways, to another world. It's set in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It's...
Apr 23, 2020
Prospects ready for their closeup on draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects...
Apr 23, 2020
Virus warnings back safety over tradition during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest...
Apr 23, 2020
Mobilizing scientists and easing COVID-19 restrictions; In The News for April 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 23 ... ---...
Apr 23, 2020
StatCan to release survey of how COVID-19 is affecting us
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is promising to release today the results of a survey on how Canadians are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is calling its voluntary online survey a "crowdsou...
Apr 23, 2020
Virtual commemoration planned for second anniversary of Toronto van attack
Toronto will commemorate the second anniversary of a deadly van attack virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor John Tory is set to deliver a statement on YouTube this morning and an online vigil...
Apr 23, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 23, 2020