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Citizens bring forestry concerns to government
Some concerned area citizens are worried about the future of the region's boreal forest.On Tuesday , they met with officials from the Ministry of Environment Forestry Branch at the Forestry Centre in ...
Aug 29, 2019 A group of citizens met with officials from the Ministry of Environment at the Forestry Centre Tuesday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Netflix to give 'The Irishman' exclusive theatrical release
NEW YORK - Netflix will give "The Irishman" an exclusive theatrical release for about four weeks, providing theatres most of November to play Martin Scorsese's big-budget crime epic before it lands on...
Aug 29, 2019
Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Halifax man over dangerous offender status
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal from a Nova Scotia man fighting a ruling that labelled him a dangerous offender. Lloyd Eugene Bailey was convicted in 2010 o...
Aug 29, 2019
US pending home sales slid 2.5% in July in sign of slowdown
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, signalling that the housing market has yet to enjoy a strong bounce from lower mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors ...
Aug 29, 2019
New Brunswick education minister warns against anti-vaccination message
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's education minister says people spreading misinformation about the effectiveness of vaccines are from the "far, far fringe." A committee of the New Brunswick legislature b...
Aug 29, 2019
Watchdog: Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's inspector general says former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trum...
Aug 29, 2019
Scarlett Johansson says 'Marriage Story' felt fated
VENICE, Italy - Scarlett Johansson says she was going through a divorce when director Noah Baumbach approached her for his divorce drama "Marriage Story." Speaking Thursday at a Venice International F...
Aug 29, 2019
Fall Movie Preview: 'Joker' gets a prestige makeover
LOS ANGELES - The Joker has been around for almost 80 years and there's no shortage of portrayals. There are even some legendary ones by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. But by most accounts, Joaquin ...
Aug 29, 2019
Brad Pitt goes deep into space, masculinity in 'Ad Astra'
VENICE, Italy - Brad Pitt says that in his new film "Ad Astra," he and director James Gray are digging into the idea of masculinity. "Ad Astra" follows Pitt's detached astronaut character Roy McBride ...
Aug 29, 2019
Colombia FARC negotiators say they are taking up arms again
BOGOTA - The top peace negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced Thursday that he and a small cadre of hardline supporters are taking up arms again, accusing President Ivan D...
Aug 29, 2019
