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Indonesian brigadier general killed in 2-week Papua clash
JAYAPURA, Indonesia - An Indonesian brigadier general was killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group in restive Papua province, authorities said Monday. The clashes started A...
Apr 26, 2021
Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...
Apr 26, 2021
Montreal latest Canadian city to consider granting voting rights to non-citizens
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal p...
Apr 26, 2021
Chloé Zhao makes history with best director Oscar win
LOS ANGELES - Chlo Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of colour to win best director and just the second woman to win the award. Zhao won the directing Oscar fo...
Apr 25, 2021
Glenn Close knows all about 'Da Butt' in Oscars' game
The premise for an interlude at the Oscars was simple: Questlove played a song and a chosen celebrity had to guess if the tune was ever nominated for or won an Oscar. The game, run by "Judas and the B...
Apr 25, 2021
Emerald Fennell, Daniel Kaluuya among early Oscar winners
LOS ANGELES - Winners so far at the 93rd Academy Awards: Original screenplay: "Promising Young Woman," Emerald Fennell Adapted screenplay: Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, "The Father" Internat...
Apr 25, 2021
Youn Yuh-jung wins best supporting actress Academy Award
LOS ANGELES - Youn Yuh-jung,'' the feisty grandmother in "Minari," captured more than her grandson's heart. Youn, a prominent film and TV actor in her home country of South Korea, won the best support...
Apr 25, 2021
Regina King reacts to Chauvin verdict in Oscars opening
Actor and director Regina King acknowledged the hardships of the past year during an opening straight out of the movies for the 2021 Oscars. "It has been quite a year and we are still smack dab in the...
Apr 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, April 25 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 25, 2021. There are 1,178,986 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,178,986 confirmed cases (86,229 active, 1...
Apr 25, 2021
Aussies Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic in a playoff
AVONDALE, La. - Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday. Smith and Leish...
Apr 25, 2021
