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Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the "Jaws" mould, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielb...
Nov 23, 2020
Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic
ROME - Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspira...
Nov 23, 2020
Energy-efficient lighting coming to Taber’s Aquafun and Community centres
TABER, AB - Taber's Aquafun Centre and Community Centre are receiving some lighting upgrades.Thanks to grant funding from Farm Credit Canada's AgriSpirit Fund and the Municipal Climate Change Action C...
Nov 23, 2020
Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp
LONDON - Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech gi...
Nov 23, 2020
Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent won't run again in key riding for the party
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent says he won't run again in the next federal election. Kent captured the previously Liberal stronghold riding of Thornhill, in the Greater Toronto Are...
Nov 23, 2020
N.L. and P.E.I. impose new travel restrictions, bursting the Atlantic bubble
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are temporarily pulling out of the Atlantic bubble as COVID-19 cases rise in the region. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier A...
Nov 23, 2020
In Italy, theatre reopens in town devastated by COVID
MILAN - In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theatre in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations. But the p...
Nov 23, 2020
Artists sing social anthems for United Nations anniversary
NASHVILLE - For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin colour, language or countries. "Mu...
Nov 23, 2020
US tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators
DETROIT - The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The decision announced Monday by...
Nov 23, 2020
Blood Tribe Police and EMS respond to 15 overdoses in 24-hour period
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe is warning community members of a "highly concentrated batch of drugs".On Saturday, November 21, officials said the Blood Tribe Police Service and EMS have responded to ...
Nov 23, 2020