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700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong

700-year-old Chinese scroll sells for $41.8M in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong. The 6.

CBC cuts 60 jobs in five locations as part of restructuring affecting 130

TORONTO — CBC says it is laying off more than 60 people in locations across Canada by the end of the year as part of a restructuring that affects about 130 jobs.
'Battle of the Blades' halts skating competition after COVID-19 case

'Battle of the Blades' halts skating competition after COVID-19 case

TORONTO — A "Battle of the Blades" executive producer says a woman from the show's team who tested positive for COVID-19 is in self-isolation in Toronto with no symptoms, and the creators are confident the case is isolated and production can resume n
Review: Adam Sandler's 'Hubie Halloween' is ... good?

Review: Adam Sandler's 'Hubie Halloween' is ... good?

The distance for Adam Sandler from last year's frantic, high-wire act “Uncut Gems” to his new Netflix comedy, “Hubie Halloween," is great, but maybe not as vast as it sounds.
Netflix Canada increases prices for its monthly standard, premium plans

Netflix Canada increases prices for its monthly standard, premium plans

TORONTO — Netflix Canada is increasing some of its prices again. 
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackson McLean, the manager of Gaze Seed Co. in St.
Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late

If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” it would be: “You don't age out of your passion.
Canadian Museum of Nature acquires mineral collection backed by new foundation

Canadian Museum of Nature acquires mineral collection backed by new foundation

OTTAWA — The Canadian Museum of Nature says it's acquired a world-class collection of minerals from Quebec that could hold new clues about the Earth's structure.
Review: A terrific debut in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

Review: A terrific debut in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’

Precociousness can be a curse if adulthood successes don’t live up to your assumed potential.

Second City comedy theatre for sale, 2nd time in 60 years

TORONTO — The Second City comedy theatre — where comedy stars such as Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Candy, Bill Murray, Martin Short, Steve Carell, Mike Myers, Tina Fey and others got their start — has been put up for sale.