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AP's top albums of 2020: Toni Braxton, Teyana Taylor, JoJo
NEW YORK - The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ): 1. Toni Braxton, "Spell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in ...
Dec 09, 2020

How to avoid adding to your debt this holiday season
Are you hoping to make it through the holiday season without adding to your debt load? The holiday season can be a magical time of year, but often, that magic comes with a hefty price tag. If you are ...
Dec 09, 2020

U.S. election, coronavirus among the top trending Google searches in Canada this year
Google Canada says the U.S. election was the top trending search by Canadians on its platform this year. The company's list of the top trending searches, released Wednesday, says "US election" was the...
Dec 09, 2020

Program to give residency to 'guardian angel' asylum-seekers to open next week
OTTAWA - Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning on Dec. 14. The federal government...
Dec 09, 2020

Oliva Jade Giannulli learning from family college 'mess-up'
LOS ANGELES - Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of "Red Table Talk" for her first public comments about the college admissions scandal involving...
Dec 09, 2020

UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot
LONDON - U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactio...
Dec 09, 2020

Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines nee...
Dec 09, 2020

Explosion damages Polish store near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 days
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days. Police said the explosion happened at a sto...
Dec 09, 2020

Interest rate announcement and Lou Marsh winners: In The News for Dec. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 9 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Th...
Dec 09, 2020

Federal tourism efforts to focus on going local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
OTTAWA - Economic Development Minister Mlanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps s...
Dec 09, 2020