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Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes
VENICE, Italy - Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other ...
Sep 03, 2020

Boseman to be honoured in hometown, where he inspired others
ANDERSON, S.C. - Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honoured and celebrated Thursday in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he gave residents a deep sense of pride, event organizers s...
Sep 03, 2020

Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria is expanding its law school building to house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws. The federal and B.C. governments and the Law Foundation of B.C. are con...
Sep 03, 2020

University football teams navigate pandemic hurdles to get back on the field
One of the first things the University of Manitoba Bisons football team will learn when training camp opens is how to form a socially-distanced huddle. A part of football that's been second natur...
Sep 03, 2020

After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. - With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of "Tenet" at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Conne...
Sep 03, 2020

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated in second round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-3 to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. A 17-year-old left-hander from L...
Sep 03, 2020

Quilt to be raffled off to raise money for Prince Albert SPCA
A local foster family for the Prince Albert SPCA is doing its part in trying to help raise funds for the animal care centre.Samantha Siwy and her fianc have been a foster home for many cats since Octo...
Sep 03, 2020

Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6
MONT AIGOUAL, France - On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seeme...
Sep 03, 2020

Government of Saskatchewan launches online tissue and organ registry
Becoming an organ donor is officially easier for Saskatchewan residents.According to a media release, the Government of Saskatchewan launched an online tissue and organ registry."This is an important ...
Sep 03, 2020

Canadian Space Agency gets first female president
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency is getting its first female president. Longtime public servant Lisa Campbell has been tapped by the Trudeau government to take the agency's reins, the first woman to...
Sep 03, 2020