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Woman hidden from Nazis appeals for Palestinian children on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Suzanne Weiss has been thinking about the young children orphaned in Gaza. The 83-year-old Toronto resident clearly recalls the terror she felt as a young girl, when she was hidden from Nazis by a Jewish resistance group in rural France during the Second World War. Her mother had sent her into the care of others ... Read More »
Finding Vintage Pictures of the Monarch Theatre
Source: Editing Luke Finding Vintage Pictures of the Monarch Theatre Following the sold out premiere screenings of “Your Cinema Needs You”, my new feature-length documentary about the Monarch Theatre in Medicine Hat, Alberta, new vintage images of the cinema at this centre of this story have been found. Deb Yates, the daughter of former mid-century ... Read More »
Pre-trial detention for American reporter accused of spying in Russia extended through March
MOSCOW (AP) – A court in Moscow extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, Russian news agencies reported Friday. United States Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing, which took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case ... Read More »
An American reporter jailed in Russia loses his appeal, meaning he’ll stay in jail through March
MOSCOW (AP) – Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges, lost an appeal Friday against his arrest, Russian state news agencies reported. That means he will stay in jail until the end of March. A 32-year-old United States citizen, Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on ... Read More »
Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Jannik Sinner has upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men’s final, ending the 10-time champion’s career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne Park. The 22-year-old Italian broke Djokovic’s serve twice in each of the first two sets but missed a match point in the third set of a 6-1, ... Read More »
George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast ... Read More »
Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Boston 3, Ottawa 2 (OT) Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Edmonton 3, Chicago 0 Columbus 5, Calgary, 2 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 3 Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0 Carolina 3, New Jersey 2 Dallas 4, Anaheim 3 (OT) Nashville 3, Minnesota 2 — NBA Indiana 134, Philadelphia 122 Utah 123, Washington 108 Boston ... Read More »
Devils fall to Hurricanes after coach Lindy Ruff hit in the face by a puck. Oilers win 15th straight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes past the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Thursday night. New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck during the second period. He stayed behind the bench initially, but didn’t come ... Read More »
Texier gets 1st short-handed goal of season for Blue Jackets in 5-2 win over slumping Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Alexandre Texier scored Columbus’ first short-handed goal this season and the Blue Jackets beat the skidding Calgary Flames 5-2 on Thursday night. Yegor Chinakhov, Damon Severson, Dmitri Voronkov and Adam Fantilli, into an empty net, also scored for Columbus (15-23-9). The Blue Jackets improved to 4-2-2 in their last eight road ... Read More »
Oilers win 15th straight game with 3-0 victory over Blackhawks
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Zach Hyman also scored and Leon Draisaitl had three assists for the ... Read More »
Columbus Blue Jackets hand Calgary Flames fourth straight loss with 5-2 win
CALGARY – Alexandre Texier’s short-handed goal in the second period stood up as the game-winner on Thursday night as the Columbus Blue Jackets won 5-2 over the Calgary Flames. Yegor Chinakhov, Damon Severson, Dmitri Voronkov, and Adam Fantilli, into an empty net, also scored for Columbus (15-23-9). The Blue Jackets improve to 4-2-2 in their ... Read More »
