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On eve of festival, Cannes defends its record on women
CANNES, France - A year after 82 women protested en masse on the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival on Monday defended its record on female filmmakers and for the first time divulged data on its sel...
May 13, 2019
Alberta premier says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says the province's carbon tax will no longer exist as of May 30. Jason Kenney says a bill to eliminate the Alberta levy is to be introduced next week when the l...
May 13, 2019
Environment lobby says senators letting Big Oil 'run amok' on assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut the government's environmental-assessment legislation. More than 130 amendments are on ...
May 13, 2019
Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up $28 million in assets
HALIFAX - The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets - vir...
May 13, 2019
Raptors star Kawhi Leonard joins exclusive Toronto playoff success club
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater on Sunday night is widely regarded as the greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history. But where does the shot that gave the Raptors a win over the visiting Phil...
May 13, 2019
Forward Olsi Krasniqi leaves Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin London Broncos
TORONTO - Forward Olsi Krasniqi has left the Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin the London Broncos. Krasniqi signed with the Wolfpack after their inaugural 2017 season in League 1, the third tier of English r...
May 13, 2019
Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career
AMMAN, Jordan - Hollywood star Will Smith says that Disney's live-action remake of "Aladdin" was "one of, if not the best experience" of his accomplished 30-year career. Speaking to reporters in Amman...
May 13, 2019
Ottawa MPP Marie-France Lalonde seeks federal seat after Leslie retires
OTTAWA - Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he's vacating after just one term. Lalonde annou...
May 13, 2019
A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd
BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign - but nouri...
May 13, 2019
Alex Trebek in Ottawa to open Royal Canadian Geographical Society's new HQ
OTTAWA - Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will be in Ottawa later today for the official opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Emmy-Award-winning&nb...
May 13, 2019
