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MADRID - Artists at one of Madrid's best-known flamenco bars put on a final outdoor show Thursday, marking its closure after 140 years because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have shuttered ent...

OTTAWA - Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada is promising to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dias says the airline has made the commitment repeatedl...

PRINCE GEORGE - New data from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows the transmission of the COVID-19 virus dropped significantly last week in Prince George.The data shows that from Feb.21 to...

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections ...

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday," "Minari," "Da 5 Bloods" and "One Night in Miami" are among the films AARP is honouring at its annual Movies for Grownups Awards, the non-profit organization sai...

ATLANTA - An Alabama rapper was arrested in connection to a shooting at music video set in downtown Atlanta, authorities said. OMB Peezy was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated assault with a ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity fell at an annual rate of 4.2% in the fourth quarter, a sharp decline but not as large as first estimated. That revised figure released by the Labor Department Thursday ...

NEW YORK - Paramount+ debuts Thursday as the latest - and last - streaming option from a major media company, this time from ViacomCBS. It's betting that consumers are willing to add yet another paid ...

TOKYO - The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie...

LONDON - Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital and is expected to remain for several days of "rest and recuperation," Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said...