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Two companies pay $450,000 in fines for illegal donations to federal parties
OTTAWA - Two companies have agreed to pay almost $450,000 in fines after admitting they made illegal political donations to both the federal Liberals and Conservatives between 2004 and 2009. Grou...
Aug 31, 2019
Satellite photos show burning Iran space centre launch pad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A rocket at an Iranian space centre that was to conduct a satellite launch criticized by the U.S. apparently exploded on its launch pad Thursday, satellite images show, s...
Aug 31, 2019
Joaquin Phoenix discusses preparing for role in 'Joker'
VENICE, Italy - Joaquin Phoenix is having a hard time defining the Joker, but then again, he doesn't really want to. The actor spent eight months exploring how a struggling stand-up comedian named Art...
Aug 31, 2019
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh nominated in Burnaby South riding
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was nominated Friday night as his party's candidate for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South in the October federal election. Surrounded by family, supporters and ...
Aug 31, 2019
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh nominated in Burnaby South riding
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was nominated Friday night as his party's candidate for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South in the October federal election. Surrounded by family, supporters and ...
Aug 31, 2019
Super Saturday: Gauff, Osaka meet under the US Open lights
NEW YORK - Coco Gauff is on another captivating run at a Grand Slam tournament. Now she has get through defending champion Naomi Osaka to continue it. The 15-year-old Gauff and the top-ranked Osaka me...
Aug 31, 2019
Kansas movie theatre recognized for its longevity
OTTAWA, Kan. - The oldest continuously operating movie theatre in the world might figure to be in New York or Hollywood. How about Kansas? The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Ottawa, some 50 miles...
Aug 31, 2019
Watchdog: Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump, the Justice Department's inspector general sa...
Aug 31, 2019
Brad Pitt goes deep into space, masculinity in 'Ad Astra'
VENICE, Italy - "Ad Astra" looks and sounds like a space epic with a movie star lead in Brad Pitt, but there's a lot more going on beneath the surface. Pitt said Thursday at the Venice International F...
Aug 31, 2019
Scarlett Johansson says 'Marriage Story' felt fated
VENICE, Italy - When Noah Baumbach asked Scarlett Johansson to meet with him about a new film he was going to write about a divorce, he didn't know she was going through one in real life. "It felt fat...
Aug 31, 2019