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Trudeau calls Payette 'excellent' governor general, says no plans to replace her
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has an "excellent" governor general in Julie Payette and that now is not the time to replace the former astronaut. The comments during an interview w...
Sep 02, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
NEW YORK - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiye...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
VANCOUER, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward "aggressively" on ensuring a safe drug supply amid an ongoing overdose crisis that's claimed more than 900 lives in B....
Sep 02, 2020
Mercedes-Benz unveils new flagship S-Class sedan
FRANKFURT - Daimler AG on Wednesday unveiled the new version of its Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedan, the company's most important model and one it hopes will generate fat profits to help the Stuttg...
Sep 02, 2020
Survey: US companies added just 428,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added jobs at a modest pace last month, a private survey found, a sign that while hiring continues, it is only soaking up a relatively small proportion of the unemployed. P...
Sep 02, 2020
Vancouver home prices rose in August amid above-average sales rate
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver home sales hit 3,047 in August at a benchmark price of $1.04 million, as the housing market continued its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Real Estate Board of Grea...
Sep 02, 2020
Blanchett on Venice, virus and why lessons weren't learned
VENICE, Italy - Australian actress Cate Blanchett said Wednesday she is baffled that other countries didn't learn from Italy's pain to be better prepared to fight the coronavirus outbreak when it spre...
Sep 02, 2020
'Tiger King' star Carole Baskin to 'Dancing With the Stars'
Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to "Dancing With the Stars." The reality TV star who became a pop culture sensation with Netflix's docuseries "Tiger King" is joining the new cro...
Sep 02, 2020
Female directors close to parity at Venice Film Festival
A spot in competition at the Venice Film Festival can launch careers and Oscar winners, but in recent years, films directed by women have been mostly excluded from vying for the coveted Golden Lion. A...
Sep 02, 2020
Germany says Russia's Navalny poisoned with nerve agent
BERLIN - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack and poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Wednesday, citing new test results. Nava...
Sep 02, 2020