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Aerosmith named MusiCares' 2020 Person of the Year
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - An organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance will honour Aerosmith as its 2020 person of the year. MusiCares announced Frida...
Oct 06, 2019
John Buchanan, folksy Nova Scotia premier who held office for 12 years, dies at 88
HALIFAX - Former Nova Scotia premier John Buchanan, whose political charm propelled his Progressive Conservatives to four consecutive majority governments, has died in Halifax at the age of 88. Buchan...
Oct 06, 2019
Pastor, radio host charged with sexual battery on child
WINTER PARK, Fla. - A popular local Christian radio show host is being held without bail in Florida on allegations that he sexually abused a child numerous times over five years. The Orlando Sentinel ...
Oct 06, 2019
Inuit combine nine different scripts for writing Inuktitut into one
Inuit are hoping to use the alphabet to help keep their far-flung people together. Canada's national Inuit organization recently decided on a standard way to write their language that could be underst...
Oct 06, 2019
Hello Lucy! A reporter shares the emotional story of bonding with her guide dog
TORONTO - For most people, a blind date is not a life or death matter. But as I pace around my bedroom, icy hands clenched in pockets, all I can think about is the fact that this one truly i...
Oct 06, 2019
Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador
PARIS - The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first i...
Oct 06, 2019
Iran says Chinese state oil firm withdraws from $5B deal
TEHRAN, Iran - China's state oil company has pulled out of a $5 billion deal to develop a portion of Iran's massive offshore natural gas field, the Islamic Republic's oil minister said Sunday, an agre...
Oct 06, 2019
Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, has died at 80, his family says. Baker's family said on Twitter that he d...
Oct 06, 2019
Hassan Diab wages court battle for Canadian citizenship certificate
OTTAWA - Sociology professor Hassan Diab, who spent a decade fighting allegations of terrorism, is now battling in court for a copy of his Canadian citizenship certificate. The 65-year-old O...
Oct 06, 2019
21 Savage: Kids in US illegally should become citizens
LOS ANGELES - Rapper 21 Savage believes immigrants like him who lived in America illegally as children should automatically become U.S. citizens. The Grammy-nominated artist who was held this year in ...
Oct 06, 2019
