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The week Harry Belafonte took over TV is subject of new doc
NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. But it was lost to history. While the Vietnam War was raging and civil unrest was convulsing American cities, TV talk show host Johnny Carson did...
Sep 8, 2020
Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico's storied dance halls
MEXICO CITY - The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. Everyone from slum-dwellers to movie stars and millionaires...
Sep 8, 2020
Lightning romp to 8-2 win over Isles to open East finals
EDMONTON - Braydon Point and the well-rested Tampa Bay Lightning resembled a refreshed team eager to come off an extended break after switching cities in the NHL playoff bubble. The New York Islanders...
Sep 8, 2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Sep 8, 2020
Council to discuss Quality Inn sale and crime reduction strategies
The sale of the former Quality Inn will be the big item on the agenda when Prince Albert city councillors meet on Tuesday night. The seven offers the City received on the defunct hotel were revealed o...
Sep 8, 2020
UN detects virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan - The U.N. agency for refugees said Tuesday that it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. They are the first infections to be detected amon...
Sep 8, 2020
Iranian TV: British-Iranian dual national faces new charge
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's state television, citing an unnamed official, announced on Tuesday that British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is facing a new charge. The report did not elabora...
Sep 8, 2020
Scheer finds place in Conservatives' new shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming his shadow cabinet, including his predecessor Andrew Scheer as the party's infrastructure critic. O'Toole is keeping Ontario's Pierre Poilievre as f...
Sep 8, 2020
Rapper Genesis Be's long battle versus the Confederate flag
NEW YORK - The path that brought rapper and activist Genesis Be to a New York City stage, her body draped in a Confederate flag and a noose hung around her neck, was a long one. Growing up in Mississi...
Sep 8, 2020
Remaining 166 Tour riders cleared of virus but not director
The 166 remaining Tour de France riders have been cleared to continue racing ahead of Tuesday's Stage 10 after undergoing COVID-19 tests, but the race director is going home. Tour organizers said that...
Sep 8, 2020
