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OSHAWA, Ont. — Unionized workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., are holding another sit-down protest over the planned closure of the facility. The union confirmed the work stoppage this morning following an earlier protest on Tuesday. Watch: Canada’s auto industry has an expiration date, but a turnaround is possible. Story continues […]

It was the Emmy win Canada was hoping for: a Tatiana Maslany vs. Sandra Oh trophy face-off. An “Orphan Black” swan song, up against a television veteran who became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for a lead acting Emmy, returning with the female-driven show “Killing Eve.” Instead, the Outstanding Lead Actress […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – SIU Edwardsville’s Haley Chambers’ perfect game and Weber State’s Sara Hingsberger’s productivity at the plate earned those student-athletes 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, for games played over March 16-22.   Chambers, a native of Coatesville, Ind., put on a masterful performance in her […]

The bass player for a Mexican rock band appeared to have killed himself a day after he was accused of sexually harassing a young woman when she was 13. Police said Armando Vega-Gil was found dead at his home after an anonymous woman posted a complaint online claiming he had sexually harassed her when she […]

The death-defying feats of British magician Drummond Money-Coutts, or DMC for short, will make their way to Netflix in a brand-new series, titled Death By Magic. Premiering on Netflix on November 30, “British magician DMC travels the globe to recreate the stunts that have cost famous magicians their lives. From being buried under wet concrete to escaping a […]

The people who are willing to put money on it believe it’s likelier than not that U.S. President Donald Trump will be impeached by the end of the year, or at least by the end of his first term. The odds of impeachment jumped sharply over the past few days, in the wake of a […]

TORONTO — From Ryan Gosling’s coffee house surprise to Xavier Dolan’s letter to Leonardo DiCaprio, there was plenty to keep people talking at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Here are some highlights of the fest, which wraps Sunday: Standout Films: “A Star is Born“: All hype aside, Bradley Cooper’s glossy directorial debut makes a […]

Since Donald Trump’s election a shadow has hung over his administration – a federal investigation into possible collusion between the president’s campaign and Russian agents. Robert Mueller, the stern former FBI director now leading the investigation, has charged dozens of individuals with crimes ranging from election interference to fraud along the way. Mr Trump has denounced the probe […]

Canadians aren’t keeping up with the need to protect their homes against catastrophic events made more common by climate change, says a coast-to-coast study from the University of Waterloo. “Homeowners can do a lot themselves to reduce risk of flooding,” said Natalia Moudrak, study co-author and researcher at the university’s climate adaptation centre. Climatologists have […]

ROCHESTER, Minn. – For the second consecutive season, Rock Valley (Ill.) defeated Herkimer (N.Y.) in the NJCAA Division III Softball Championship Game. This year’s edition saw the top-seeded Golden Eagles hold off a seventh-inning push from the No. 2 seed Generals for a 3-2 victory.   Spurring Rock Valley on to victory was freshman pitcher […]