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Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision

Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip. The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.
Cable news ratings tighten with big months for CNN, MSNBC

Cable news ratings tighten with big months for CNN, MSNBC

NEW YORK — Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive. Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said.
Chadwick Boseman earns 2 nominations for NAACP Image Awards

Chadwick Boseman earns 2 nominations for NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES — With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP Image Awards nominations Tuesday, while “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” could make its presence felt at next month’s ceremony.
PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity

PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity

LOS ANGELES — The chief executive of PBS rejected a filmmaker’s argument that public TV's 40-year relationship with documentarian Ken Burns has come at the expense of diversity.
4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

LOS ANGELES — An explosion at an industrial park near Los Angeles on Tuesday injured four people, three of them critically, authorities said. The blast was reported at 4:45 p.m.
China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

BEIJING — A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an ins
Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

TORONTO — Nearly 33 years after the end of "Cagney & Lacey," the stars of the new CBC series "Pretty Hard Cases" are excited to inject a new energy into the women-detective genre.
Five Canadian scholars win $100K Killam Prize for outstanding research

Five Canadian scholars win $100K Killam Prize for outstanding research

A philosopher, a molecular pharmacologist and a political scientist are among the five Canadian researchers who will receive $100,000 apiece for outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

CORTINA, Italy — The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian town of Cortina d’Ampezzo glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature while the COVID-19 pandemic silences Italy’s winter resorts.
Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Religion and horror are hardly novel bedfellows, but writer-director Rose Glass crafts something fresh of the construct in her promising debut “ Saint Maud.
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