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Miami (AFP) –With a dramatic, buzzer-beater from Derrick White, the Boston Celtics forced their NBA Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat to a winner-take-all game seven with a 104-103 win in South Florida on Saturday. The Celtics became just the fourth team in NBA history to level a …

Canadian singer Celine Dion performs on the opening night of her new world tour ‘Courage’ at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, Quebec province, eastern Canada on Sept. 18, 2019. AFP FILE PHOTO  PARIS: Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday canceled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023 and 2024, …

Since Andrew Geisler’s death, the family says they have been stuck in a holding pattern until answers arrive from police watchdog the Special Investigations Unit arrive. Until then, they’re hoping to honour his memory.  Andrew Geisler needed mental health, addiction supports — not police intervention, family says. Horst Geisler never …

Rising security costs and heightened safety concerns have some Pride organizers worried that Canadian events will have to scale back this year.  ‘We want to make sure that people feel safe to be their authentic self,’ organizer says. Rising security costs and heightened safety concerns have some Pride organizers worried …

Have you decided how you’re voting yet? In this battleground Calgary riding, many people have not. But it’s not apathy causing the delay. It’s frustration. ‘They want to put each other down, and I’m just really not that type of person.’ Polls suggest this election is still too close to …

The winner of the 76th Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, will be decided on Saturday. Here is a list of the 21 films that competed over the last fortnight on the French Riviera. “Asteroid City” by Wes Anderson “The Zone of Interest” by Jonathan Glazer “May December” …

Hamilton police say there is ‘no longer a threat to public safety’ in Stoney Creek after two people were found dead and police engaged with a man who had ‘barricaded himself in the residence with firearms.’  Man had fired shots from inside the residence, police said. Hamilton police say there …

Dealing with sensitive skin can be challenging, and those with it know the time and effort it takes to manage flare-ups. While sensitive skin isn’t life-threatening, it may get in the way of the quality of your life. You know you’ve got sensitive skin when your skin feels itchy, looks …

Exorbitant rents in Metro Vancouver are nothing new, but renters in the region say the listings they’re coming across have reached a whole new level of absurdity.  Housing experts and renters say supply of affordable rental homes in Metro Vancouver is ‘out of control.’ Two-bedroom basement suites going for $3,000 …

UPDATE: On Saturday, Réjeanne Fairhead broke the world record in the women’s 95-99 age category by more than three minutes, finishing with a time of 51:09.01. Last May, Réjeanne Fairhead laced her Keds and started walking. Fifty-eight minutes and 52 seconds later, she crossed the five-kilometre finish line at the …