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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
AP Analysis: Trump's 2020 mantra channels Nixon, Wallace
KENOSHA, Wis. - After struggling for much of the year to settle on a clear and concise reelection message, President Donald Trump appears to have found his 2020 rallying cry. Four years ago, it was "B...
Sep 02, 2020
After blasting Trump on violence, Biden now turns to schools
Joe Biden plans to hammer President Donald Trump on Wednesday for not helping the nation's schools reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Democratic challenger tries to keep the spotlig...
Sep 02, 2020
Charlie Hebdo terror attack suspects go on trial in Paris
PARIS - Thirteen men and a woman went on trial Wednesday over the 2015 attacks against the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket in Paris that marked the beginning of a wave of vi...
Sep 02, 2020
Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years, WWF says
TORONTO - A wildlife organization says species that are at risk of global extinction have seen their Canadian populations decline by an average of 42 per cent in the last 50 years. The ...
Sep 02, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 2
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 2, 2020: There are 129,425 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,614 confirmed (including 5,762 deaths, 55,438 reso...
Sep 02, 2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...
Sep 02, 2020
Saudi Arabia to allow 'all countries' to fly over its skies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it will now allow flights "from all countries" to cross its skies to reach the United Arab Emirates, a historic first that comes ...
Sep 02, 2020