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Riccardo Chailly to celebrate 40 years at La Scala
ROME - Riccardo Chailly celebrates 40 years at La Scala next season, which he will open by conducting the Italian opera “Andrea Chenier” starring soprano Anna Netrebko. Chailly says that o...
Jun 02, 2017
Provincial police investigating after suspicious fire at Quebec City jail
QUEBEC - Provincial police are investigating an alleged arson inside a Quebec City jail. Firefighters were called to the detention centre at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday after inmates allegedly set fire t...
Jun 02, 2017
Nova Scotia voter turnout at all-time low: 'Disillusionment is a factor'
HALIFAX - Voter turnout in Nova Scotia slumped to an all-time low in Tuesday’s provincial election, with just over half of eligible voters casting ballots. Fewer than 54 per cent of eligible vot...
Jun 02, 2017
Hip-hop star August Alsina reveals battle with liver disease
August Alsina says he’s struggling with a liver disease. The 24-year-old hip-hop star says in an interview with Jada Pinkett Smith that he posted on Instagram that he has an autoimmune disorder ...
Jun 02, 2017
Tokyo organizers reach agreement on allocation of 2020 costs
TOKYO - Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics reached a broad agreement Wednesday on the allocation of costs for the 2020 Games with the metropolitan, national and local governments of the seven prefecture...
Jun 02, 2017
New deal for Wenger after Arsenal says no better alternative
LONDON - Even as dissent mounted against Arsene Wenger and the Premier League title drought reached 13 years, Arsenal’s leadership concluded there’s no better manager for the London club. ...
Jun 02, 2017
Sajjan blasts Boeing in defence industry speech over trade spat with Bombardier
OTTAWA - As he highlighted the defence industry as a driver of economic growth, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan also used a major speech Wednesday to blast American firm Boeing for picking a trade spat...
Jun 02, 2017
Re-elected McNeil signals tough line with N.S. unions, new help for health
HALIFAX - A day after winning Nova Scotia’s first back-to-back majority governments in nearly 30 years, Premier Stephen McNeil signalled he will continue to take a tough line with the province&#...
Jun 02, 2017
N.B. drivers will have to keep distance from cyclists under 'Ellen's Law'
FREDERICTON - Drivers in New Brunswick will have to abide by a new law that comes into effect Thursday in honour of a competitive cyclist killed while biking in the province. The amendment to the Moto...
Jun 02, 2017
Trump pulls US from global warming accord, to allies' dismay
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distanc...
Jun 02, 2017