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The Black Academy looks for financial support amid plans for Black awards show
TORONTO - After launching The Black Academy in early December, actor-brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are now planning an awards show to celebrate and uplift Black talent across Canada.But ...
Jan 28, 2021
Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
BERLIN - A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees - a brazen killing that shoc...
Jan 28, 2021
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The court also ...
Jan 28, 2021
New maritime cybersecurity centre to fight pirates — and not the swashbuckling kind
MONTREAL - A new research centre created at Montreal's Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates - and they're not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. Canada's Maritime Cyb...
Jan 28, 2021
X Games an island in a competition desert for Canada's top boarders, freestyle skiers
The X Games are Rachael Karker's first and perhaps only chance to compete this season. The Canadian freestyle skier's breakout performances in Aspen, Colo., the last two years launched her into the wo...
Jan 28, 2021
COVID-19 travel-related cases rise and U.S. terrorism alert: In The News for Jan. 28
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 Jan. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 28, 2021
Holiday season vacations coincide with rise in COVID-19 travel-related cases
OTTAWA - As the federal government prepares to slap new restrictions on international travel, Health Canada data suggest a worrying uptick of infections directly connected to foreign arrivals. While t...
Jan 28, 2021
Bail hearing continues for fashion king Peter Nygard on U.S. sex charges
WINNIPEG - Lawyers for Peter Nygard will be back in court today arguing for the release of the Canadian fashion king who is facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States. Nyg...
Jan 28, 2021
After Sloan's ouster, other conservative factions wonder what's next for them
OTTAWA - A decision by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to boot an MP from his caucus has factions of the conservative movement in Canada wondering about their own futures in the party. Among them: so...
Jan 28, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China - A World Health Organization team has emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID...
Jan 27, 2021
