Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't pic...
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Tilda Swinton backs public appeal to buy Derek Jarman house
LONDON - Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton has urged art lovers to chip in and help save the home of the late British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman for the public. Jarman, whose radical ...
Jan 22, 2020
CBS' early exit shows decisions networks face on impeachment
NEW YORK - CBS was the first major network to break away from President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate on Tuesday, allowing its viewers to watch their regular afternoon fare instead of...
Jan 22, 2020
At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies
NEW YORK - The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voices. And that feels especially welcome this year. S...
Jan 22, 2020
Detroit orchestra names Jader Bignamini next music director
DETROIT - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday announced the selection of Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its next music director. The century-old orchestra said it signed a six-year contr...
Jan 22, 2020
DC sues Trump inaugural committee, alleging abuse of funds
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital, accusing them of abusi...
Jan 22, 2020
US home sales soared 3.8% in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales climbed 3.8% in December, but a record-low inventory of houses on the market has caused prices to surge amid worsening affordability. The National Association of Realtors ...
Jan 22, 2020
One dead, five French tourists missing after snowmobiles break through ice in Quebec
ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - One person is dead and five tourists from France are missing after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice Tuesday night near Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean. Police s...
Jan 22, 2020
UN calls for probe into possible hacking of Bezos' phone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - United Nations experts Wednesday called for an "immediate investigation" by the United States and others into information they received that suggests that Jeff Bezos' pho...
Jan 22, 2020
Trump wants to deliver State of Union even if trial underway
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he wants to deliver the State of the Union as scheduled even if his impeachment trial is ongoing. Trump told reporters in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday that ...
Jan 22, 2020
Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctua...
Jan 22, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A staged photo op in Team Canada jerseys can't hide the political cracks
As the western premiers meeting wrapped up in Kananaskis, Sarah Mills says the tensions were evident, and couldn't be hi...
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