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Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump's niece
A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece cannot be published until a judge decides the merits of claims by the president's brother that its publication would violate a pact among family membe...
Jun 30, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 30, 2020
Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, dies
NEW YORK - Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger and musician who worked on albums by Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and many others and whose songwriting credits included "The ...
Jun 30, 2020
Experts dismiss dealer's claim to have long-lost Kahlo work
MADRID - Scholars in the work of surrealist Frida Kahlo have searched for more than six decades for "The Wounded Table," a 1940 oil painting illuminating her pain over the breakup of her marriage to m...
Jun 30, 2020
Applications open for fund to help Indigenous community-owned businesses
Indigenous community-owned businesses can now apply for up to $500,000 in funding for ventures that demonstrate social and economic benefits for their communities.The closing date for applications for...
Jun 30, 2020
Order restricting entry to Canada extended to July 31 as COVID-19 worries remain
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has extended tight rules barring most foreign travellers from entering Canada until the end of July as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. The restr...
Jun 30, 2020
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame reopens Thursday
After being closed for the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is reopening this week."We are incredibly excited to be reopening our doors to the public at 9:...
Jun 30, 2020
Winnipeg woman sentenced in U.S. for trying to get chemical weapon off dark web
PEMBINA, N.D. - A Winnipeg woman has been sentenced to six years in the United States for trying to purchase a toxin off the dark web. Sijie Liu, who is 37, was sentenced in a U.S. District Court...
Jun 30, 2020
Alberta businesswoman named lieutenant-governor, first Muslim in role in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor. When she formally takes over the role, Lakhani will become Canada...
Jun 30, 2020
Airbus shedding 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe
PARIS - Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe, to safeguard its future and warned of more thin y...
Jun 30, 2020