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Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
NEW YORK - Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. "Hopefully this will be a bridge that brings a lot of people to poetry...
Jan 28, 2021
Conservatives say final months of 2020 a record for fundraising
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they raised more than $7.6 million in the final three months of 2020. The figures come as all federals parties continue the work of prepping for a potential elec...
Jan 28, 2021
Canadian mountain biker Haley Smith climbing back from 'rock bottom'
When COVID-19 swept across the country last spring, forcing lockdowns and cancelling sporting events, Canadian mountain biker Haley Smith's response was swift - train harder. The aspiring Olympian did...
Jan 28, 2021
US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continue...
Jan 28, 2021
US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter
WASHINGTON - Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and shrank last year by the largest amount in 74 years. For 2020 as a wh...
Jan 28, 2021
The Black Academy looks for financial support amid plans for Black awards show
TORONTO - After launching The Black Academy in early December, actor-brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are now planning an awards show to celebrate and uplift Black talent across Canada.But ...
Jan 28, 2021
Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
BERLIN - A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees - a brazen killing that shoc...
Jan 28, 2021
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The court also ...
Jan 28, 2021
New maritime cybersecurity centre to fight pirates — and not the swashbuckling kind
MONTREAL - A new research centre created at Montreal's Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates - and they're not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. Canada's Maritime Cyb...
Jan 28, 2021
Nature helping 94% of Canadians relieve stress due to the pandemic, NCC says
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A new survey done by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), revealed that Canadians have been taking advantage of mother nature during the pandemic.The study found that 86% of Canadia...
Jan 28, 2021