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Actresses welcome on-set culture changes in MeToo era
PASADENA, Calif. - Lorraine Toussaint welcomes the idea of intimacy coaches on television and film sets, even if the actress wasn't quite sure what the job entails. Informed that such coaches help sta...
Jan 29, 2019
Quebec premier says information on religious symbols needed to counter opponents
GATINEAU, Ont. - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government wants to collect information on public servants wearing religious symbols to counter opponents w...
Jan 29, 2019
Widow of Quebec mosque shooting victim wins fight for compensation
The widow of one of the victims of Quebec City's mosque shooting has won her battle for compensation just days before the anniversary of the tragedy, her lawyer said Sunday. Lawyer Marc Bellemare...
Jan 29, 2019
Injury causes Canadian Duvernay-Tardif to change mindset heading into '19 season
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif leaned this year just how fleeting NFL success can be. In May, the Kansas City Chiefs right guard became the first active NFL player to receive his medical d...
Jan 29, 2019
Helmets, head protection gaining some ground in grassroots curling
Change and innovation in sport often trickles down from the professional to the recreational level. When it comes to curling and head protection, it may be the reverse. Anecdotal eviden...
Jan 29, 2019
Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - A burst sprinkler pipe flooded several levels of the Parliament Hill building holding the temporary House of Commons on Tuesday, a day after members of Parliament started working there. On th...
Jan 29, 2019
Apple opens new chapter as iPhone sales fall and stock sinks
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales drooped during the holiday s...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality
TORONTO - Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They ...
Jan 29, 2019
UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG - More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after two boats capsized Tuesday off the tiny East African nation of Djibouti, the U.N. migration agency said. Local police had found f...
Jan 29, 2019
Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Cou...
Jan 29, 2019
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