Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON - Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Sa...
Nov 30, 2020
Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign
BRUSSELS - With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country's coronavirus vaccination campaign. The Belgian governm...
Nov 30, 2020
'Game Change' co-author John Heilemann has book on 2020 race
NEW YORK - The co-author of the million-selling "Game Change" has a book of his own coming about the 2020 election. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that John Heilemann is working on a "dramatic,...
Nov 30, 2020
Merriam-Webster's top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
NEW YORK - If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced "pandemic" as its 2020 word of the year. "That proba...
Nov 30, 2020
News media lobby group asks MPs for rules to get compensation from Google, Facebook
OTTAWA - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to help its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post content the traditional medi...
Nov 27, 2020
Disney to lay off 4,000 more at California, Florida parks
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry. The annou...
Nov 27, 2020
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante releases graphic novel detailing political journey
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante can now add "author" to her resume with the publication of a graphic novel in which she recounts her entry into politics and takes subtle digs at the sexism she's encount...
Nov 27, 2020
Cher in Pakistan to help 'world's loneliest elephant'
ISLAMABAD - Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant," who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after...
Nov 27, 2020
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov...
Nov 27, 2020
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov...
Nov 27, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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