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Trudeau says mayor who compared Quebec bill to ethnic cleansing should apologize
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the chorus of politicians calling on a suburban Montreal mayor to apologize for likening Quebec secularism legislation to ethnic cleansing. Speaking t...
Apr 10, 2019
Former New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will guide Canada at worlds
CALGARY - Alain Vigneault will coach Team Canada at the world men's hockey championship next month in Slovakia. The native of Quebec City was fired as head coach of the New York Rangers last off-seaso...
Apr 10, 2019
Jarmusch's 'The Dead Don't Die' to open Cannes Film Festival
NEW YORK - Jim Jarmusch's zombie film "The Dead Don't Die" will open the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival. The French festival announced Tuesday that "The Dead Don't Die" will premiere May 14. While t...
Apr 10, 2019
Liberal candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race concedes
MADISON, Wis. - The liberal candidate in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race conceded Wednesday, deciding against a recount eight days after the election showed her conservative opponent ahead by 6,000 vot...
Apr 10, 2019
Netflix launches comedy channel on SiriusXM
NEW YORK - Netflix is launching its first audio venture that will feature the video streaming service's comedy programming on SiriusXM. The companies on Wednesday announced "Netflix Is A Joke Radio" w...
Apr 10, 2019
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has book coming in the fall
NEW YORK - Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor, has a book deal. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that Haley's book, currently untitled, will come out t...
Apr 10, 2019
Gas explosion shakes downtown Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. - Emergency officials responded Wednesday morning to a gas explosion and fire at a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina, authorities said. The city of Durham tweeted that people sh...
Apr 10, 2019
Huffman to plead guilty next month in admissions scam
BOSTON - Felicity Huffman will appear in Boston's federal court next month to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The "Desperate Housewives" star's plea hearing has been rescheduled f...
Apr 10, 2019
Coroner's inquest into deadly stage collapse at Radiohead show reconvenes
TORONTO - A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert is reconvening roughly a day after the jury began its deliberat...
Apr 10, 2019
Injured Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup
An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month. Te...
Apr 10, 2019