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The U.S. Supreme Court waded into the fraught debate over abortion rights Wednesday, as the court heard arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo. The case, which concerns the constitutionality of a Louisiana law that sharply limits access to legal abortion, has the potential to curtail abortion rights across the country if the court upholds

Has COVID-19 reached a tipping point? The World Health Organization is reporting that it has spread to 77 countries, and the global total number of cases is more than 93,000. More than 85 percent of those cases are in China, and most of the others are in the Republic of Korea, Italy and Iran. Of course, Canada

Ashley Tisdale has returned to television with the role of Jenny, a pharmaceutical sales rep and Patricia Heaton’s daughter, on Global’s Carol’s Second Act. The sitcom is about a woman who embarks on a unique second act after raising her children, getting divorced and retiring from teaching and pursues her dream of becoming a doctor.

One of the greatest joys of Schitt’s Creek, the Canadian sleeper sitcom that snowballed into a cult phenomenon thanks to word of mouth and a substantial Netflix bump, is watching its shallow protagonists evolve into real human beings. In an era when toxic capitalism feels inescapable, it’s soothing to see the Roses learn how to

Ronan Farrow has left his publisher, Hachette, after learning the company is preparing to publish a memoir by his estranged father, controversial filmmaker Woody Allen. In a statement released Tuesday, the Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter raked Hachette over the coals for secretly working with Allen on his book, Apropos of Nothing, while at the same time

It’s been only three days since Flavor Flav, a co-founding member of Public Enemy, was unexpectedly and abruptly fired from the beloved hip-hop group. Though the rapper’s dismissal followed a public spat over Public Enemy’s plan to perform at a Bernie Sanders campaign event last Sunday, the Fight the Power troupe has since said Flavor Flav

WikiHow As it becomes increasingly difficult to track down certain supplies over coronavirus fears, fear not—you can make hand sanitizer in the comfort of your own home. The basic ratio is 2/3 cup alcohol to 1/3 cup aloe vera gel, but from there, go wild with your home laboratory and experiment with consistencies and scent.

Some Edmontonians are sharing their stories of the fatal twisters that tore through the city in Nashville, Tennessee early Tuesday. Many people from Alberta’s capital travelled to Nashville for the Oilers game Monday evening against the Predators. The tornadoes, which killed at least 22 people, were spawned by a line of severe storms that caused

In all seriousness, for anyone reading this hoping to get a leg up the correct answer to the campaign question is obviously “I would say what I found most appealing was the way Mr. Trump riled up the racists in this country” or “Honestly? When he descended from that Trump Tower escalator like a gift

You’ve probably worn a navy sweater and khakis to work. We’ve definitely done it. And, like us, you probably didn’t love it. In fact, we’re betting it left you with what we at GQ call Bad Outfit Feeling—the 2:00 P.M. sense that, had you tried just a little bit harder getting dressed this morning, you’d

Sure, it might be common knowledge that Ryan Reynolds, the much-beloved film actor, is a Vancouverite, but what some fans might not know is that his grandfather also played an important part in Canadian history. Last Thursday, during a visit to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton news anchor Gord Steinke

As part of her final push before Super Tuesday voting, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren sat down for an emotional interview with Jimmy Kimmel that included tears from both Warren and Kimmel—and the requisite amount of shots fired at both former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Donald Trump. Asked by Kimmel if she felt

Warning: This article contains disturbing and sexually explicit language. Please read at your own discretion. Actor Timothy Hutton has been accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in 1983, according to a report published by BuzzFeed News. A Canadian woman named Sera Johnston (who now goes by the name Lauren) claims that she and two friends

Kelsea Ballerini is back and ready for redemption with her second round of our Song Association game. Watch as the heart-stealing, Grammy-nominated country star competes to get 20 words right, covering hits from Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, and Cher along the way. Will she rise from the ranks or will it be “Better Luck Next

Steven Spielberg‘s daughter Mikaela was arrested on Friday after an alleged domestic violence incident against her fiancé. According to court documents from Davidson County, Mikaela was charged with a misdemeanour offence. She was booked into the Metro jail early Saturday morning, WKRN-TV reports, but was released on US$1,000 bail. The daughter of the famed film

Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly announced his retirement on-air Monday night, coming on the heels of a string of high-profile missteps during election coverage and amid new allegations of inappropriate comments toward women. “Let me start with my headline tonight. I’m retiring,” Matthews told viewers at the top of Monday’s episode of Hardball. “This

Netflix Love it or hate it, we live in a goop world and that means the end of goop (yes, the g is lower case) content is nowhere in sight. Now, some of us here at TMS kinda loved the goop lab, but we get if you don’t agree with us, or Gwyneth on that.

Lauren Spencer Smith’s life has changed forever, thanks to a jaw-dropping American Idol audition that aired Sunday evening. “I feel like I am a very little girl with a huge dream, and that American Idol can help me achieve that dream in so many ways.” said the16-year-old Vancouver Islander in an interview with American Idol.

00:00 I think fish is meat 00:02 because it’s an animal, right? 00:04 Is a fish an animal? 00:04 Yeah, it’s an animal. 00:05 What is an animal? 00:06 A fish is an animal. 00:07 An animal is anything with a soul, right? 00:09 I think I’m really on a tangent here, 00:11 I don’t

No one who has watched Come and See, Elem Klimov’s legendary 1985 anti-war film, can forget the horrors at its climax. The entire movie is memorable: a nightmare manifested into reality, or rather, history reemerging into the present as the nightmare that it always was. But the scene in question belongs to a category unto

Eyes around the world were temporarily fixed on St. John’s, N.L., on Jan. 17 when a record-breaking blizzard hammered the coastal city. A state of emergency invoked by the city lasted eight days, as snow plows moved to clear the colourful provincial capital’s streets. Despite challenges to residents, the dramatic snowfall also sparked interest in

Posted February 28, 2020 11:40 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Britney Spears is showing fans that she’s Stronger than yesterday after sharing a video of the exact moment when she broke her foot. The 38-year-old singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video

Back in December 2017, Donald Trump and the GOP passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, claiming the bill was going to change the lives of the middle class because that sounded better than “banks need more money.” The legislation, of course, had very little to do with the middle class and everything to do

Today, Justin Bieber turns 26 years old. Yes, this is the same Canadian teen with floppy hair that we all met in 2009. That kid is now a full-grown, married man who is nearing 30 years old (in four years, but still!). To celebrate his big day this weekend, Bieber went to Los Angeles hotspot

Sofia Vergara is joining the judges’ table for Season 15 of America’s Got Talent (AGT). The Modern Family actor is joining Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel, with Heidi Klum also set to return as a judge on the competition series. 1:01 Gabrielle Union’s America’s Got Talent exit sparks NBC investigation Gabrielle Union’s America’s Got Talent exit

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Former Vice President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary in a landslide, earning 48.4% of the vote. Senator Bernie Sanders took second with 19.9% of the vote, followed by Tom Steyer with 11.3%, Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 8.2% and Senator Elizabeth Warren with 7.1%. Steyer has since ended his campaign. Biden’s

John Mulaney brought the joy on SNL this week—from his eight-minute standup monologue to the made-for-cubicle haircut that launched a thousand memes to a show-stopping Broadway stomper that brought out Jake Gyllenhaal singing a Wicked showtune. Mulaney even slapped on a white wig and American flag pin to play a recently lifted Joe Biden in

I’ve been feeling a little bummed out lately and not just because it’s winter. We’ve been snowed under by bad news: COVID-19, railway blockades, Trump, climate change, Brexit. And if you’re not getting enough fear and bad news, a quick browse through The Drudge Report will fix that. I also can’t shake the idea that

Minutes after the polls closed in South Carolina, multiple news outlets, including NBC, called the race: former vice president Joe Biden won the Democratic primary there. This is the first state primary that Biden has won in his three presidential campaigns. Results are still coming in, but this was a badly needed win for Biden,