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Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Empire Company Ltd. has agreed to buy a majority stake in supermarket chain Longo's and its Grocery Gateway e-commerce business in a deal that further consolidates Canada's grocery retail landscape.
Yaphet Kotto of 'Live and Let Die,' 'Alien,' dies at 81

Yaphet Kotto of 'Live and Let Die,' 'Alien,' dies at 81

NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien," has died. He was 81.
The top 10 movies on the Apple Store

The top 10 movies on the Apple Store

Movies US charts: 1. Crisis 2. Monster Hunter 3. The Croods: A New Age 4. Cosmic Sin 5. Greenland 6. Girl (2020) 7. Tenet 8. Minari 9. Dark Web: Cicada 3301 10. News of the World Movies US charts - Independent: 1. Crisis 2. Girl (2020) 3. Minari 4.
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ball anime character taking shape on his sketch pad
Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour

Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour

LOS ANGELES — If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda Radner and John Belushi — she’d have plenty of memoir material.
The top 10 books on the Apple Store

The top 10 books on the Apple Store

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Fast Ice by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown - 9780593327876 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah - 9781250178626 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 3.
Elliot Page tells Time about his life and gender identity: 'I’m fully who I am'

Elliot Page tells Time about his life and gender identity: 'I’m fully who I am'

TORONTO — Canadian actor Elliot Page is opening up about his life and gender identity in a lengthy profile in Time magazine.
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo

Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo

The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honour , has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the enrichment of human life," especially in the context of public housing.
PR firms: Golden Globes must reform or stars will boycott

PR firms: Golden Globes must reform or stars will boycott

NEW YORK — More than 100 Hollywood publicity firms that collectively represent the majority of stars in film and television said they will advise their clients to skip the Golden Globes if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association does not commit to “t
Winfrey chooses four Marilynne Robinson novels for book club

Winfrey chooses four Marilynne Robinson novels for book club

NEW YORK — Besides working on her newsmaking interview with Meghan and Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey has been busy with the novels of Marilynne Robinson.
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