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Senior royals to skip uniforms at Prince Philip's funeral
LONDON - Senior royals must wear civilian clothes to Prince Philip's funeral, defusing potential tensions over who would be allowed to don military uniforms. Queen Elizabeth II's decision means Prince...
Apr 15, 2021
J-Rod are done: Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez have split
LOS ANGELES - J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod - officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the "Today" show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off their two-year engagement...
Apr 15, 2021
Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott film
MILAN - The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their fam...
Apr 15, 2021
J-Rod are done: Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez have split
LOS ANGELES - J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod - officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the "Today" show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off their two-year engagement...
Apr 15, 2021
Conservatives plan to introduce $20-per-tonne carbon price in climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a $20-per-tonne carbon price for consumers in his party's $5-billion plan to tackle climate change.The move represents a major policy shift for th...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. industrial production rises 1.4% as weather warms
WASHINGTON - American industry rebounded last month as the United States recovered from an unusually frigid February. Industrial production - including output at factories, mines and utilities - rose ...
Apr 15, 2021
Families of N.S. mass shooting victims left with vivid memories, searing grief
HALIFAX - Tom Bagley's birthday was just two days away on April 19, 2020, when his daughter Charlene called his cottage in West Wentworth, N.S., and small talk ensued about the possibility of a social...
Apr 15, 2021
A look at the lives lost in the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The victims in one of Canada's worst mass killings included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their...
Apr 15, 2021
US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pande...
Apr 15, 2021
Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as a U.N. official on Wednesday warned of a growing humanitarian cr...
Apr 15, 2021