Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather ...Read More
Night of violence across America leaves streets scarred, outrage simmering
MINNEAPOLIS — Another night of outrage left stores looted and cars smoldering in many U.S. cities on Sunday as curfews failed to quell viole...Read More
SpaceX Crew Dragon with two NASA astronauts docks with International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Just under 19 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnk...Read More
Man points bow and arrow at Salt Lake City protesters, gets tackled
A man aimed a bow and arrow at protesters was attacked by the crowd during protests in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Read More from Canoe ht...Read More
Paris Jackson part of Los Angeles protests
Paris Jackson was caught up in the violent protests in Los Angeles on Saturday, which prompted city Mayor Eric Garcetti to call for an overn...Read More
Singer Halsey slams arrest reports
Halsey has slammed reports suggesting she was arrested during the violent Los Angeles Black Lives Matter clashes between police and proteste...Read More
With fact-checks, Twitter takes on new kind of task
In addition to disputing misleading claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots this week, Twitter has added fact-check...Read More
‘THEY CAME TO DESTROY’: Grocer pleads to save his stores from Minny rioters
MINNEAPOLIS -- At a little past midnight on Saturday as smoke billowed and flames rose from the tops of a nearby bank and a post office buil...Read More
CHINA, TOO? Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to expand invitation list
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next mont...Read More
NFL commish Goodell, NFLPA prez Tretter issue statements on Floyd, protests
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association president J.C. Tretter each issued statements on Saturday in response to the kill...Read More
[Report] George Kittle & 49ers Aren't "Close At All" On New Deal
George Kittle has asserted himself as the best tight end in the NFL, and at some point, he should be the highest-paid player at the positio...Read More
Competitive sport in England gets green light for Monday restart
LONDON -- After a near three-month shutdown, elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict c...Read More
New "Goosebumps: Dead of Night Game" Video Game Announced, Trailer Revealed
R.L. Stine's timeless Goosebumps book series is spawning another video game. According to multiple reports, Scholastic, Sony Pictures...Read More
Israeli police fatally shoot unarmed, disabled Palestinian in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police officers fatally shot a Palestinian they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday...Read More
What may be world’s oldest-known land animal found in Scotland
WASHINGTON — A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of ter...Read More
Forbes: Roger Federer Is The Highest-Paid Athlete Of 2020
Forbes released their annual list of the the highest-paid athletes , and tennis legend Roger Federer claimed the top spot for 2020. Federe...Read More
Minnesota governor cites out-of-state agitators for causing chaos in cities
MINNEAPOLIS — The full Minnesota National Guard was activated for the first time since World War Two after four nights of sometimes violent ...Read More
Austrian health minister gives OK to crowd-free Formula 1 races
ZURICH — Austria's health ministry on Saturday gave the green light to two Formula One motor races on July 5 and 12 - the delayed season...Read More
A-Rod, J-Lo take second swing at buying Mets: report
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez reportedly aren't giving up on their desire to purchase the New York Mets. Read More from Canoe http...Read More
Trump says protesters would have met ‘vicious dogs’ if White House fence breached
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police ...Read More
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in new hijack movie
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has jumped on board a new hijack movie, in which he plays an unlikely hero. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/3etJg...Read More
Prince William struggling with homeschooling his kids
Homeschooling isn’t going entirely to plan for Prince William, as he struggles to wrap his head around numbers for eldest children Prince Ge...Read More
E.U. urges U.S. to reconsider decision to cut ties with WHO
BRUSSELS — The European Union urged the United States on Saturday to reconsider its decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization ...Read More
SpaceX, NASA to try again for landmark launch of two astronauts from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on S...Read More
Chinese vaccine for COVID-19 could be ready by year-end, government body says
HONG KONG — A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China's State-owned Assets Su...Read More
Intel to Discontinue Core i9-9900K Special Dodecahedron Packaging
One of the interesting elements of this profession is dealing with how the processor companies have changed their attitudes towards marketi...Read More
Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions su...Read More
Report: NBA board likely to approve Silver’s restart plan
The NBA's Board of Governors is expected to approve commissioner Adam Silver's recommendation on a format to restart the season in F...Read More
Another $650M in COVID-19 aid bound for Indigenous communities
OTTAWA -- The federal government has announced the details of $650 million in additional funding to help Indigenous communities cope with th...Read More
Third Asian giant ‘murder hornet’ found in Washington state
Washington state has confirmed its third sighting of an Asian giant hornet, dubbed the "murder hornet," indicating the invasive, p...Read More
NBA GMs split over whether to finish regular season: Report
NBA general managers reportedly are split over whether the league should finish the regular season when it resumes action after the shutdown...Read More
Non-playoff NHL teams will be allowed to trade: Report
When the NHL season resumes with a 24-team postseason, the seven teams left out of the playoffs apparently won't be entirely left out of...Read More
Lawsuit accuses Harvey Weinstein of raping 4 more women
Harvey Weinstein has been accused of raping four more women, including a then 17-year-old, in a new lawsuit. Read More from Canoe https://...Read More
Cops need more than unverified tip to avoid drug-case entrapment: Top court
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada says an unsubstantiated tip that someone is dealing drugs from a phone number doesn't amount to re...Read More
Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau
OTTAWA -- The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but dead as Ottawa extends a ban on ships in Canadian waters until the end of October. Rea...Read More
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ lands a sequel
Sonic the Hedgehog is to return for a sequel, after the original smashed the U.S. record for the biggest video game movie opening of all tim...Read More
Garneau says still no black boxes from Iran in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA -- Canada and four other countries are still trying to pressure Iran to release the flight recorders from its Jan. 8 shootdown of a U...Read More
Best CPUs for Gaming: May/June 2020
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors avail...Read More
‘Spider-Verse’ star Shameik Moore: Rosa Parks should have taken a cab
Actor Shameik Moore has been slammed for suggesting the Black community should stop ‘blaming’ police brutality on racism. Read More from C...Read More
Madonna slammed for paying tribute to George Floyd with video of son dancing to Michael Jackson
Madonna has found herself at the centre of controversy once again, after paying tribute to George Floyd with a video of her son David Banda ...Read More
Bangkok says bye bye to go-go bars as COVID-19 hits sex district
BANGKOK -- The black leather party masks that performers May and Som wear for their fetish shows in Bangkok are definitely not the sort to s...Read More
North Korea accuses U.S. of trying to ‘smear’ its image with cyber-threat warning
SEOUL -- North Korea accused the United States of smear tactics on Friday after Washington renewed accusations last month that Pyongyang was...Read More
Hong Kong warns removing U.S. special status is a ‘double-edged sword’
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the debate over national security legislation being imposed by China, and warne...Read More
Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic
OTTAWA -- The federal government is to spend millions more to help remote and rural Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Re...Read More
Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter hid a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump behind a warning for the first time on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by ...Read More
GDP in Q1 worst showing since 2009: StatsCan
OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says the economy in the first quarter had its worst showing since 2009 as steps taken to slow the spread of COVI...Read More
‘WHY AM I UNDER ARREST, SIR?’: CNN reporter taken into custody on air while covering protests over George Floyd’s death
WASHINGTON — Police in Minneapolis released a CNN reporter who was led off in handcuffs along with his film crew while reporting live on tel...Read More
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Gets The Green Light From Paramount
Paramount has officially given the go-ahead to a Sonic the Hedgehog sequel, confirming the writer and director of the first movie will ret...Read More
Matthew Judon Signs $16.3 Million Franchise Tag With Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have been one of the busiest teams this offseason, and another major order of business was completed on Thursday. Acc...Read More
‘TRASH CAN BANGER’: Beer company bashes Houston Astros with new brew
Major League Baseball fans deprived of the opportunity to heckle the Houston Astros for the 2017 sign-stealing scandal have been offered the...Read More
Want a piece of Grimes’ soul? It’ll cost you $10M
New mom Grimes is selling off a piece of her soul as part of a new art project. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/3esZh51 Read More
Pamela Anderson: ‘I wasn’t married’ to Jon Petters
Pamela Anderson’s brief 2020 ‘marriage’ to movie boss Jon Peters never happened, according to the Baywatch star. Read More from Canoe http...Read More
Zuckerberg distances Facebook from Twitter in Trump fight
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President ...Read More
COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate shift to cashless, experts say
Some businesses reopening with pandemic protocols in place have said they won't accept cash for the time being, potentially accelerating...Read More
‘Feisty’ 103-year-old grandma celebrates beating coronavirus with beer
A "feisty" Massachusetts grandmother celebrated beating her battle with the coronavirus with an ice cold Bud Light. Read More fr...Read More
Players building counter to MLB’s pay-cut proposal
Upset with MLB's economic offer to players, the Major League Baseball Players Association soon will present a counteroffer to owners tha...Read More
Canada, allies condemn China on Hong Kong law after contentious Meng ruling
OTTAWA -- Canada joined with its major allies Thursday in condemning China for imposing a new national security law on Hong Kong, one day af...Read More
England’s Premier League to restart on June 17: BBC
MANCHESTER — The Premier League season will restart on June 17, the BBC reported on Thursday. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/3gGjF4K ...Read More
Best Android Phones: May 2020
We’ve nearly completed the spring release cycle of devices, and this means that most vendors have now released their flagship devices for 2...Read More
‘Cardinal,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ triumph at Canadian Screen Awards
Crime drama Cardinal and hit comedy Schitt’s Creek were the big winners at the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday. Read More from Canoe h...Read More
‘THOSE WHO KNOW, KNOW’: Ruby Rose posts cryptic message on ‘Batwoman’ exit
Ruby Rose has posted a cryptic message addressing her shocking exit from TV series Batwoman after just one season, telling fans, “those who ...Read More
Mel C becomes ‘Mortal Kombat’-style fighter in new music video
Mel C explores her inner strength as a video game fighter in the action-packed visual for her new single Blame It On Me. Read More from Ca...Read More
Britney Spears never called fire department over gym blaze: Report
Britney Spears never called emergency services over her recent gym fire, according to representatives from the Ventura County Fire Departme...Read More
Henry Cavill may return as Superman for standalone film: Reports
Henry Cavill is reportedly in talks to reprise his role as Superman in a new film based on the DC Comic books. Read More from Canoe https...Read More
Probe into George Floyd’s death ‘top priority’: U.S. DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it had made its investigation into police involvement in the death of George Floyd a "t...Read More
China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise
HONG KONG/BEIJING — China's parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong th...Read More
Trudeau co-hosts UN summit to develop global pandemic recovery plan
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has opened a major United Nations conference today aimed at developing a co-ordinated global response...Read More
Trump’s draft executive order targets political bias at Twitter, Facebook
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet'...Read More
Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan plane crash
ISLAMABAD -- Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a cit...Read More
The Next Villain The Avengers Face In The MCU Could Be The Hulk
The next villain the Avengers have to band together and face in the MCU could well be the Hulk, according to a very convincing fan theory. ...Read More
Baltimore Ravens Star Ronnie Stanley Could Become NFL's Highest-Paid Offensive Lineman
Ronnie Stanley was an instrumental part of the Baltimore Ravens' success in 2019, helping them win 14 games, thanks to the efforts of l...Read More
Nunes-Spencer tabbed for main event at UFC 250
The card is now full for the UFC 250 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, and Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer is at the top of it. Read More ...Read More
Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame enshrinement postponed to ’21
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett and six others is postponed until 2...Read More
Knicks targeting ex-Bulls, Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau: Report
The New York Knicks soon will launch their search for a new head coach, and veteran coach Tom Thibodeau is their top candidate, The Athletic...Read More
MLB's Plan For 2020 Season Includes Significant Salary Cuts, $200 Million In Postseason Bonuses
The MLB and MLBPA continue to race against time as they try to figure out a logical plan to salvage the 2020 season. On Tuesday, it was re...Read More
Jadeveon Clowney declined Browns’ big-money offer: Report
Free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney turned down a big-money offer from the Cleveland Browns, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesd...Read More
Lisa Kudrow: ‘Friends’ reunion will be ‘really fun’
Lisa Kudrow “can’t wait” to reunite with her former Friends co-stars onscreen for the upcoming HBO Max special. Read More from Canoe https...Read More
COVID-19 rent aid for businesses, landlords to cost $520 million: PBO
OTTAWA -- Parliament's spending watchdog estimates a federal program aimed at giving small businesses a break on their rent could cost t...Read More
Arm Announces Ethos-N78 NPU: Bigger And More Efficient
Yesterday Arm released the new Cortex-A78, Cortex-X1 CPUs and the new Mali-G78 GPU . Alongside the new “key” IPs from the company, we also...Read More
France, Italy, Belgium act to stop use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 on safety fears
PARIS -- France, Italy and Belgium acted to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the illness caused...Read More
Kathy Griffin faces backlash for suggesting Donald Trump use empty syringe
Kathy Griffin has found herself at the centre of controversy once again on Tuesday, after suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump should use ...Read More
Shia LaBeouf criticized for winning ’emerging’ screenwriter prize
Shia Labeouf has come under fire after collecting a screenwriting award intended for up-and-coming talent. Read More from Canoe https://if...Read More
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga denounces charges as ‘lies’
PARIS — Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested this month after more than two decades on the run, told a French court on Wednesd...Read More
Hong Kong police arrest 300 as thousands protest over security laws
HONG KONG -- Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice ...Read More
Key court ruling coming today in Meng extradition case
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia Supreme Court is scheduled to release a key decision today in the American extradition case of Huawei exec...Read More
26 people arrested in France and Belgium over truck deaths
PARIS -- The French prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that 26 people had been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the ...Read More
29 of Canada’s 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks — including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nov...Read More
MPs to gather for first time both virtually and in-person in the Commons
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament will make history today as a few dozen of them gather in the House of Commons where they'll be joined by...Read More
‘Clean up your act, NOW!!!!’: Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc...Read More
The ASRock Z490 Taichi Motherboard Review: Punching LGA1200 Into Life
In our first Intel Z490 motherboard review, the ASRock Z490 Taichi takes center stage. With its recognizable Taichi clockwork inspired desig...Read More
Suicide Squad Director Wants His Own Snyder Cut | TheRichest.com
Suicide Squad director David Ayer wants DC fans to see the version of his movie he wanted fans to see before it was altered and released. ...Read More
Peyton Manning Won't Rule Out Possibility Of A Future NFL Broadcasting Job
Given his strong personality and well-documented knowledge of the game, many believed that Peyton Manning would enter an NFL coaching or br...Read More
Adam Sandler almost died while filming ‘Uncut Gems’ fight scenes
Adam Sandler had a near-death experience while filming a fight scene during Uncut Gems. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/2X3F9R0 Read More
‘TERRIBLE DECISION’: Jimmy Fallon sorry for ‘SNL’ blackface skit from 20 years ago
Comedian and U.S. TV favourite Jimmy Fallon has apologized for taking part in a Saturday Night Live skit wearing blackface two decades ago. ...Read More
‘I’M GETTING MY BOOBS OUT’: Chrissy Teigen to remove breast implants to feel more comfortable
Chrissy Teigen is planning to reverse a boob job so she can feel more comfortable. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/2zyeJ0X Read More
Players balk at MLB’s pay-cut proposal: Report
Major League Baseball presented its players union with a revised economic plan for the yet-to-start 2020 season on Tuesday, proposing a slid...Read More
Biden: Trump an ‘absolute fool’ for not wearing face mask
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an "absolute fool" f...Read More
Feds delay national action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women
OTTAWA -- The federal government will not be able to deliver a national action plan to make life safer for Indigenous women and girls next m...Read More
Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by U.S. President Donald Trump, wa...Read More
Taylor Swift reportedly formed new band to work around masters row
Taylor Swift has formed a new band to get her songs into films and TV shows without requiring Scooter Braun’s permission. Read More from C...Read More
Simon Cowell reveals how ‘America’s Got Talent’ will continue during pandemic
Simon Cowell is determined to see through the current series of America’s Got Talent despite the coronavirus pandemic. Read More from Cano...Read More
Woody Allen: Wife Soon-Yi Previn ‘changed me’
Woody Allen has credited wife Soon-Yi Previn for “calming” him down following their 1997 marriage, insisting: “She has changed me.” Read Mor...Read More
Britney Spears spent 2 weeks in self-isolation to see sons
Britney Spears reportedly spent two weeks in full quarantine in order to see her two sons. Read More from Canoe https://ift.tt/3erwOg9 Read More
Canada takes global role in countering electoral interference in cyberspace
OTTAWA -- Canada is taking on a leadership role against electoral interference as part of an international cybersecurity effort. Read More ...Read More
Michael Moore’s climate change film removed from YouTube
Michael Moore’s new climate change movie has been removed from YouTube following a copyright infringement claim by a British environmental p...Read More
Brian Austin Green: Megan Fox told me she was better off alone
Megan Fox realized she was a better mom and person when she’s not around her husband during a trip to South Korea. Read More from Canoe ht...Read More
Eli Lilly, Junshi Biosciences to start human trials of COVID-19 antibodies
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co Ltd said on Tuesday it planned to start clinical studies to test its experimental COVID-19 antibodies, develo...Read More
Heat wave forces cities to rethink how to offer heat relief under COVID-19
A heat wave engulfing large swaths of Ontario and Quebec is forcing cities such as Toronto to rethink how they offer relief in light of rest...Read More
J.K. Rowling giving kids free fairy tale during coronavirus lockdown
LONDON -- J.K. Rowling is publishing a fairy tale called The Ickabog free online so that children on lockdown can read it, with the first tw...Read More
Hollywood red carpets look for coronavirus makeover
LOS ANGELES -- It could be a long while until you hear that Hollywood red carpet staple, "And who are you wearing tonight?" Read M...Read More
Afghanistan to free 900 Taliban, urges ceasefire extension
KABUL -- The Afghan government urged the Taliban to extend a three-day ceasefire set to end on Tuesday night, while announcing it would free...Read More
Coronavirus suit takes on McDonald’s like it was a rowdy bar
As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars ...Read More
Global fundraising for COVID-19 vaccine, drugs exceeds $14B: EU
BRUSSELS -- A global campaign to fund the development of vaccines and therapies against COVID-19 has so far raised 9.5 billion euros ($14.4 ...Read More
Arm's New Cortex-A78 and Cortex-X1 Microarchitectures: An Efficiency and Performance Divergence
2019 was a great year for Arm. On the mobile side of things one could say it was business as usual, as the company continued to see successe...Read More
Arm Announces The Mali-G78: Evolution to 24 Cores
Today as part of Arm’s 2020 TechDay announcements, alongside the release of the brand-new Cortex-A78 and Cortex-X1 CPUs, Arm is also reveal...Read More
‘IT’S STAGGERING’: Half of Canadians say governments hiding something about COVID-19, poll says
OTTAWA — Half of Canadians believe they're not getting the whole truth from their governments about COVID-19, a new poll suggests, and s...Read More
Feds to update efforts to procure COVID-19-related protective equipment
OTTAWA — The federal government will update Canadians today on the results of the mad scramble to procure personal protective equipment — ju...Read More
Netflix To Cancel Hundreds Of Thousands Of Inactive Accounts
Netflix subscribers who haven't used their accounts for over a year could soon have their subscriptions ended. Society must be fast-ap...Read More
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