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'Avatar 3' pushed to 2024 and Disney sets two 'Star Wars' films for 2026

'Avatar 3' pushed to 2024 and Disney sets two 'Star Wars' films for 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of “Avatar” delays isn't done, yet.
Klimt portrait 'Lady with a Fan' up for sale with $80M estimate

Klimt portrait 'Lady with a Fan' up for sale with $80M estimate

LONDON (AP) — A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe when it is auctioned later this month.
Dark Matters checks out science of Pride

Dark Matters checks out science of Pride

Highlights 2SLGBTQ+ in science
What the interest rate hike means for mortgage holders, home hunters

What the interest rate hike means for mortgage holders, home hunters

TORONTO — The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter percentage point, bringing the rate to 4.75 per cent — the highest it's been since April 2001.
Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

TORONTO — More than one hundred Canadian film and TV workers gathered under cloudy skies and sporadic showers to picket in support of striking Hollywood writers Wednesday, warning that many of the labour issues upending U.S. sets plague Canadian ones, too.
To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs

To fight berry-busting fruit flies, researchers focus on sterilizing the bugs

Paul Nelson is used to doing battle with an invasive fruit fly called the spotted wing drosophila , a pest that one year ruined more than half the berries on the Minnesota farm he and his team run.
Watch: Paragliders catch stunning views over North Vancouver

Watch: Paragliders catch stunning views over North Vancouver

‘It’s an absolutely astonishing experience,’ says 23-year paraglider Bill Nikolai
GALLERY: Eden Valley hosts powwow for neighbouring communities

GALLERY: Eden Valley hosts powwow for neighbouring communities

Hosted by Chief Jacob Bearspaw School, the event was attended by dancers and members from neighbouring First Nations, as well as students and staff from area schools.
Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

Canada’s agricultural land is under increasing pressure to produce more food as demand grows domestically and internationally, while the industry grapples with limited resources and environmental constraints, a new report found.
The Beatles are releasing their 'final' record. AI helped make it possible

The Beatles are releasing their 'final' record. AI helped make it possible

LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon's voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” decades after the band broke up, Paul McCartney said Tuesday.
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