By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – The United States Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow U.S. justice officials to pursue criminal penalties against anyone involved in doping at an international events involving American athletes, sponsors or broadcasters. FILE PHOTO: The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USDA) Chief Executive Officer,…
The following opinion piece by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was released by B.C.’s Ministry of Health on Monday afternoon, shortly after health officials provided another record-breaking COVID-19 update for the province. VICTORIA — British Columbians have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of…
Alek Minassian has never shown remorse or apologized for carrying out the deadly Toronto van attack, his father told a virtual courtroom on Monday as lawyers opened the 28-year-olds not criminally responsible defence. Before Vahe Minassian was called to the stand as the first witness in his sons murder trial,…
VANCOUVER — Nine people died from COVID-19 in British Columbia over the weekend as the province broke several more records related to the coronavirus pandemic. Another 1,959 new COVID-19 cases were also identified from Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced at her first briefing…
Fuser isnt Rock Band Blitz 2 or a new Amplitude. Instead, its a rhythm game about creating new music using classic and modern hits. Its a joy to play, even when you make some truly awful stuff. Released last week, Fuser is developed by Harmonix, the studio behind popular music…
Brace yourself for another hit to your monthly subscription budget. Hulu with Live TV, the very good live TV alternative that bundles live and linear programming with Hulus on-demand library, is getting yet another price hike. Per a notice that appeared on Hulus price guide support page, the company next…
The Kazakh American Association is requesting the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards bar Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” from awards consideration for what it deems racist portrayal of Kazakhs. The petition follows a request…
The prolific and influential comedy writer-director Judd Apatow is not letting 2020 close out with adding a new project to the pipeline: He is now reportedly developing a “pandemic comedy” for Netflix . The untitled film will “follow a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at…
Posted The prospects of a COVID-19 vaccine is a positive for Walt Disney’s future business, but not all entertainment companies will benefit once life returns to normal after a vaccine is distributed, Andy Kapyrin, co-head of investments at RegentAtlantic told Reuters business correspondent Conway G. Gittens.read more…
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee (Reuters) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc BIDU.O said on Monday it would acquire JOYY Inc’s YY.O video-based…