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'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
TORONTO - The dark social satire "Parasite" was the big winner at this year's Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Members of the association voted at a meeting on Sunday, and Bong Joon-ho's ...
Dec 09, 2019
Canada's Blondin captures pair of gold medals at speedskating World Cup
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Canada's Ivanie Blondin captured two gold medals Sunday at a long-track speedskating World Cup event. The Ottawa native earned an individual victory in the 1,5...
Dec 09, 2019
CP Rail train derails near Lanigan, Sask., sparking fire that closes highway
LANIGAN, Canada - A Canadian Pacific freight train hauling crude derailed overnight sparking a fire that forced the closure of part of a major highway south of Humboldt, Sask. A release issued by the ...
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Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists
MADRID - Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists. The 16-year-old Swede has drawn huge crowds with her appearances at protests ...
Dec 09, 2019
Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the ...
Dec 09, 2019
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detai...
Dec 09, 2019
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships...
Dec 09, 2019
Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9
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 Dec. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...
Dec 09, 2019
After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek
MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling. But for clo...
Dec 09, 2019
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...
Dec 09, 2019