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Chloe Zhoe's 'Nomadland' to premiere across fall festivals
NEW YORK - Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland," starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals. "Nom...
Jul 27, 2020
Tom Hanks and wife get Greek citizenship for wildfire aid
ATHENS, Greece - A point of pride for Greece was touched by controversy Monday, as the country's prime minister was criticized by an opposition party for using a military helicopter during a trip to c...
Jul 27, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps leave MLS is Back Tournament with heads held high
The undermanned Vancouver Whitecaps notched just one win in four outings at the MLS is Back Tournament. But they generated plenty of excitement and leave Florida with their heads held high - and a&nbs...
Jul 27, 2020
La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes
MILAN - The famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of confidence that European cultural life can resume in full following the coronavir...
Jul 27, 2020
Vermilion loses $71.3 million in Q2 on 55% drop in revenues
CALGARY- There's more bleak news out of the oilpatch this morning.Vermilion Energy is reporting a net loss of $71.3 million in its second quarter on a 55% decrease in sales from a year earlier due mai...
Jul 27, 2020
Halifax rally hopes to increase pressure for public inquiry into April massacre
HALIFAX - People are gathering at a Halifax park today to demand a public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shootings. The gathering at Victoria Park comes less than...
Jul 27, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 27
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on July 27, 2020: There are 113,913 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,583 confirmed (including 5,667 deaths, 50,812 resol...
Jul 27, 2020
Demanding a massacre inquiry and teddy come back:In The News for July 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 27. What we are watching in Canada ... HA...
Jul 27, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Toronto Blue Jays set to make Buffalo their home in 2020: AP source
The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games at their triple-A affiliate's stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. this season, a source tells the Associated Press. Canada's lone Major League Baseball team was fo...
Jul 27, 2020
Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
PARIS - Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of "Gone With the Wind," but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged a...
Jul 27, 2020