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After a photo of a young The Weeknd fan crying outside his cancelled Rogers Centre show captured the attention of the singer-songwriter last week, the six-year-old had a chance to meet his idol in person this week. Phoenix Prince, six, and his father, Blake Prince — who calls his son “Starboy” — were among …
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Read More »Ottawa-area Trudeau event cancelled due to ‘size and composition’ of protest group
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s day of whistle stops in the Ottawa area ended early today as anti-Liberal protesters gathered outside a brewery before he arrived. Following uneventful stops in Gatineau Park in Quebec and two Ottawa suburbs earlier in the day, Trudeau was on his way to the Brasserie Étienne …
Read More »Nil Köksal is the new host of CBC’s As It Happens — and she’s ready to make radio ‘magic’
Story Transcript The first time Nil Köksal sat down at the mic in the As It Happens studio, she says it felt like magic. It was 2019, and the CBC journalist was taking a break from her usual job hosting World Report to fill in at CBC Radio’s flagship evening …
Read More »2 suspects arrested after deadly California 7-Eleven robberies
Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a series of robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven stores that left two people dead and three wounded. Police said the men are suspected in another killing and other crimes in the region. A half-dozen 7-Elevens and a doughnut shop were robbed within …
Read More »Hundreds gather in prayer for woman lit on fire on Toronto bus
Hundreds gathered on Friday to pray for Nyima Dolma, a 28-year-old Torontonian who died weeks after she was lit on fire on a TTC bus. Urgyen Badheytsang, who was among those who attended the service at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, said it was important for the community to gather in prayer. For Badheytsang, that …
Read More »Blue Bombers survive scare to down Stampeders, remain perfect
Carlton Agudosi had a CFL debut most receivers can only dream about. The Blue Bombers slotback caught two touchdown passes to help Winnipeg remain the league’s only unbeaten team after a tense 26-19 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. The six-foot-six Agudosi caught a 16-yard TD pass from quarterback …
Read More »Russian missiles kill at least 23, injure more than 100 in central Ukrainian city
Russian missiles struck a city in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others far from the front lines, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s president alleged the attack deliberately targeted civilians in locations without military value. Officials said Kalibr cruise missiles fired from a Russian …
Read More »Problem maintenance outage at Lepreau nuclear plant adds to N.B. Power money troubles
A troubled maintenance outage at the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station that began back in April has dragged on a month longer than planned and is adding to the financially challenged utility’s money troubles by the day. N.B. Power expects Lepreau will be back in service sometime next week after what …
Read More »7-year-old Vancouver Island girl tops off birthday on Africa’s tallest mountain
It’ll be hard to top this year’s birthday celebrations for a seven-year-old Vancouver Island girl, after she and her mom climbed up the tallest mountain in Africa to blow out her birthday candles. Autumn Sarah Lott and her mom Francesca Lott, from Gold River, B.C. — a village municipality near the geographic centre of the …
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