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Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY — British Columbia’s main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200…
George Wendt a ‘humble, quiet guy’ whose post-‘Cheers’ days brought him to Canada
TORONTO — George Wendt endeared himself to viewers as the beer-loving Norm Peterson on “Cheers,”…
Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap charged with a terror offense in the UK
LONDON (AP) — British police on Wednesday charged a member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap…
Quebec to set quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants such as…
Rapper Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges,…
TVA Group cuts 30 jobs in TV division as CEO lobs blame at rivals, regulators
MONTREAL — TVA Group says it is cutting about 30 jobs as a slew of…
Springsteen doubles down on political criticism with a digital EP that includes anti-Trump comments
There’s no retreat or surrender from Bruce Springsteen — or from President Donald Trump, for…
Measles is very contagious. Here’s how to avoid it
New Jersey health officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert at…
Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection
LONDON (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker…
Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — Two giants of the women’s rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel…
Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be…
Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is no stranger to ASCAP accolades with another prestigious…
EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Tuesday to provide emergency funds to help keep…
Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion
PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Thursday to unravel several laws regulating…
‘Dried out prune’? ‘Corrupt’ and ‘incompetent’? It’s getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump
They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump — guys in their 70s with…
George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the…
CRTC hears debate on including a ‘cultural element’ in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a “cultural element”…
Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Grabbing her daughter’s feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a…
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President…
Nova Scotia-shot ‘Washington Black’ to make summer premiere on Disney Plus
TORONTO — The limited series adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s 2018 Giller Prize-winning novel “Washington Black”…
‘Money does no good in a bank’: World Central Kitchen’s Jose Andres urges donors to give more
José Andrés remembers when he went to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake that the…
Harris Dickinson is one of the most in-demand actors, but he had to direct a film first
CANNES, France (AP) — Harris Dickinson is sitting on a rooftop terrace in Cannes, trying…
Natalie Sue’s ‘I Hope This Finds You Well’ among Leacock humour writing prize finalists
Calgary writer Natalie Sue’s debut novel about the absurdities of office life is one of…
Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White…