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Checks, tie-dye, baby dolls: It's all at London Fashion Week
LONDON - From young talents like Alexa Chung and Simone Rocha to London design veteran Jasper Conran, London Fashion Week showed off a diverse range of womenswear ideas for the upcoming autumn and win...
Feb 18, 2019
Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins top prize at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN - Israeli director Nadav Lapid's "Synonyms," a movie about a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and is determined to put his homeland behind him, won the Berlin International Film ...
Feb 18, 2019
In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling
BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France - Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy f...
Feb 18, 2019
Mermen calendar targets 'toxic masculinity,' raises big money for charities
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - What started as a dare for a burly Newfoundland man to pose in mermaid flippers has turned into a globally known effort to combat gender stereotypes - and raised more...
Feb 18, 2019
No plan for Smollett to do follow-up police interview Monday
CHICAGO - Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault. Anne Kavanagh is a sp...
Feb 18, 2019
Trudeau's principal secretary, Gerald Butts, resigns amid SNC-Lavalin furor
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's principal secretary and long-time friend, has resigned amid allegations that the Prime Minister's Office interfered to prevent a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lav...
Feb 18, 2019
Closing arguments begin in trial of Quebec mother accused of killing her two girls
LAVAL, Que. - The lawyer for a Quebec mother accused of killing her two daughters is questioning the work of investigators who analyzed the crime scene. Pierre Poupart told jurors in his clo...
Feb 18, 2019
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted li...
Feb 18, 2019
U.K.'s pro-Huawei signals give Canada breathing space on 5G decision: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian security expert says Ottawa will be cheering from the sidelines over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any 5G security risks posed by Huawei Technolo...
Feb 18, 2019
Kucherov, Tarasenko, Crosby named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby are the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucher...
Feb 18, 2019