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Santa Barbara Film Festival unveils its 2021 lineup
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always starry a celebration of up and coming filmmakers and Oscar hopefuls, but this year the programmers have also decided to make it more accessible....
Mar 09, 2021

Artistic swimmers file lawsuit against Canadian governing body for abuse allegations
MONTREAL - Five former elite artistic swimmers from Canada are suing the country's governing body for the sport for failing to provide a safe environment for athletes. Chloe Isaac, Gabrielle Boisvert,...
Mar 09, 2021

'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' lead notably more diverse BAFTA noms
Following an outcry over the lack of diversity in last year's nominees and an overhaul of its rules and regulations, the EE British Film Academy Awards on Tuesday unveiled a far more inclusive field o...
Mar 09, 2021

Pentagon set to OK extending Guard deployment at Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is set to approve an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months, defence officials said Tuesday. Officials said final details we...
Mar 09, 2021

Trudeau says J&J vaccine faces production challenges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J's subsidiary, Jan...
Mar 09, 2021

Red Deer County road bans take effect March 12
Red Deer County road bans will come into effect this Friday, March 12 starting at 7:00 a.m. With the recent warmer conditions, Red Deer County Operations staff have implemented road bans on many diffe...
Mar 09, 2021

Norton Juster, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' author, dead at 91
NEW YORK - Norton Juster, the celebrated children's author who fashioned a world of his own in the classic "The Phantom Tollbooth" and went on to write such favourites as "The Dot and the Line" and "S...
Mar 09, 2021

World Rugby confirms 2021 women's World Cup to be pushed back to 2022
World Rugby made it official Tuesday, ratifying a recommendation to postpone the 2021 women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand until next year, The recommendation was made by World Rugby's executive com...
Mar 09, 2021

Quebec to table budget March 25, increases net debt by $12B after accounting change
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table his third budget on March 25. Girard told reporters today the budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year will also include an accounting change sought by...
Mar 09, 2021

Preliminary data shows Alberta's suicide rates declined in 2020
Preliminary data from medical examiners in Alberta shows there were fewer suicide deaths in the province in 2020 than in the past nine years.The data shows 468 Albertans took their own lives in 2020, ...
Mar 09, 2021