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Shania Twain Says She Wrote A Song For A Lizzo Duet At The Grammys

January 27, 2020, 2:13 p.m.

Canadians left the 2020 Grammy Awards without any new trophies, but that didn’t stopped country superstar Shania Twain from being a highlight of the party.

Michael Bublé, Drake, Jessie Reyez, Shawn Mendes, and Northern Cree were just a sampling of the Canadian artists recognized at the 62nd annual ceremony who did not win in their categories.

But there was some good Canadian news: it appears the Shania Twain-Lizzo collaboration Twain has been teasing for months might be even more within reach than previously expected. And if not, she was sure hustling to manifest it.

See the best looks from the 2020 Grammy Awards. Story continues below.

BTS

The beloved K-pop group model some pretty excellent coats.

Shania Twain

We say this with all the love in the world: this is a bit chaotic, a bit confusing, and classic Shania.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

Chrissy Teigen's dress makes me think of a monarch butterfly and also of a creamsicle, strangely both things I like better than Chrissy Teigen's dress. And John's suit is gorgeous, but the length is a little weird, no?

Shawn Mendes

Magenta suits him! Not being photographed licking Camila Cabello's face suits him, too.

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah sure loves a bowtie. Other than that, though, this look is super sleek and sophisticated.

Jessie Reyez

Canadian singer Jessie Reyez looks smashing in this glamorous red lace gown with her signature messy topknot. That skirt just looks like a dream, doesn't it?

FKA twigs

This is full fashion vampire, and it's never suited anyone more.

Lilly Singh

Tennis-ball green is a tricky colour to pull off, but Lilly Singh looks like a snack &mdash; and not just because she brought a purse filled with candy. — Tennis-ball green is a tricky colour to pull off, but Lilly Singh looks like a snack — and not just because she brought a purse filled with candy.

Shaun Ross

The singer and model wore an outfit covered head-to-toe in pearls, surely one of the night's most opulent looks.

Lil Nas X

SHUT IT DOWN. THIS WINS EVERYTHING.

Billy Porter

IMAGINE HOW BORING RED CARPETS WOULD BE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE BILLY PORTER.

Billy Porter

This was the view when he pushed that shiny fringe away from his face, in case you were wondering.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

Priyanka Chopra clearly 1) didn't listen to me yell about Shaun and Camila's PDA 2) heard fringe was going to be the look of the night, and just went with it, and 3) I don't know ... lost a bet? It's rare for someone so extraordinarily beautiful to wear something so clearly wrong for her body.

Brandi Carlile

There should be at last one floral three-piece suit at every awards show.

Common

Common looks dapper in cranberry red.

Lucky Daye

Lucky Daye appears to be vying for the Lil Nas X award for most eye-catching suit, a move we have no choice but to respect.

Rosalía

She looks like someone whose haircare advice you desperately want, but once you finally get up close, you lose your nerve because of all that leather and those pointy nails and the fact that she's making a long fringe totally work. Stop being so intimidatingly cool,&nbsp;Rosal&iacute;a! — She looks like someone whose haircare advice you desperately want, but once you finally get up close, you lose your nerve because of all that leather and those pointy nails and the fact that she's making a long fringe totally work. Stop being so intimidatingly cool, Rosalía!

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator wore a millennial pink bellhop outfit, complete with a suitcase, for some reason.&nbsp; — Tyler, the Creator wore a millennial pink bellhop outfit, complete with a suitcase, for some reason.

Ariana Grande

This gigantic, poufy custom Giambattista Valli has all the potential to be campy and fun, but the muted grey kind of ... mutes it. It feels like it's trying to do what Lady Gaga's <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/a25765733/lady-gaga-valentino-couture-dress-golden-globes-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2019 Valentino Golden Globes dress</a> did. If you want to be big and fun, just be big and fun! — This gigantic, poufy custom Giambattista Valli has all the potential to be campy and fun, but the muted grey kind of ... mutes it. It feels like it's trying to do what Lady Gaga's 2019 Valentino Golden Globes dress did. If you want to be big and fun, just be big and fun!

Ariana Grande

But OK, yes, she does have the red carpet attitude down.

Ariana Grande

We couldn't tell you why, but Ariana Grande changed into a second, gigantic gray dress and walked the red carpet ... again.

Diplo and Orville Pec

Once again, Lil Nas X deserves credit for allowing alternative cowboys to thrive.

Usher

I feel like I bought the same, musty, rhinestone-y coat from a vintage store 10 years ago, and I've never related to Usher more.

Billie Eilish

On an objective level, I dislike every part of this. But on her, the sum of its head-to-toe Gucci parts somehow transforms into something charming. What kind of scumbro magic is she using?!

Maggie Rogers

This vintage Chanel looks like something she picked up on sale at Anthropologie, which may not sound like a compliment, but I can assure you that by my particular value system, it actually really is.

Janina Gavankar

It isn't clear if this is one long train, or how you possibly walk or hold a drink in this gown, but it looks gorgeous.

Gwen Stefani

This&nbsp;Dolce &amp; Gabbana dress looks like the school uniform for a dystopian prep school for mean blonde teens. — This Dolce & Gabbana dress looks like the school uniform for a dystopian prep school for mean blonde teens.

Anderson .Paak

He's scoring major points for this royal blue suit. But aren't you supposed to cut off those big tags? Or am I just doing it wrong?

Lana Del Rey

What feels more surprising here: the fact that her very pretty dress may have been overshadowed by both Gwen Stefani and Shaun Ross' outfits, or the fact that she brought her <a href="http://www.justjared.com/2020/01/26/lana-del-rey-boyfriend-sean-larkin-make-red-carpet-debut-at-clive-davis-pre-grammys-gala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reality-star cop boyfriend?</a> — What feels more surprising here: the fact that her very pretty dress may have been overshadowed by both Gwen Stefani and Shaun Ross' outfits, or the fact that she brought her reality-star cop boyfriend?

Questlove

Why should men have to wear suits? Good on Questlove for wanting to change it up.

Lizzo

Come on, did you really think Lizzo would wear anything but an ultra-glam bedazzled Versace dress accessorized with fur?

Jameela Jamil

This geometric gown is bold, but it's surprisingly fun.

Tank and the Bangas

We all need to have more fun on the red carpet! Funk band Tank and the Bangas gets it.

Heidi Klum

The pattern is glam as can be, but the high front slit and excessively low neckline make it look a bit flimsy. But hey: it's definitely better than <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/grammys-2019-red-carpet-best-worst_ca_5cd5889de4b07bc72978f2e2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">what she wore last year</a>! — The pattern is glam as can be, but the high front slit and excessively low neckline make it look a bit flimsy. But hey: it's definitely better than what she wore last year!

Twain, who presented at the Grammys on Sunday, spoke to Access Hollywood on the red carpet about how she “jammed” with Lizzo last July at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and said, “I wrote a song for us.”

Lizzo’s career has never been hotter, so it’s a good thing they have already bonded and started laying down the foundation for a potential duet.

Lizzo poses poses with her Grammy awards on Sunday. (Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

The “Truth Hurts” singer went into the Grammys as the nominee leader with eight nominations, and left with three wins, including “Best Pop Solo Performance.” Her victories were seemingly prophesied by Twain, as she fangirled to Access Hollywood, saying, “She’s such an accomplished musician, you know she’s a flautist, right? I’m just very inspired by her energy and what she has to say, so yeah, she’s on my list [of dream collaborations] for sure.”

Twain rocked two outfits for the event, starting off with a black Christian Siriano corseted shorts number with a sheer ebony overlay and chest ruffle.

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Soon after, she changed into a sparkly disco ball-like mock-neck long-sleeved dress designed by Montreal native Mikael D. The latter look was Twain’s presenting ensemble, and bore a striking resemblance to Jennifer Lopez’s 2019 Oscars dress.

Sartorial similarities aside, Twain’s co-presenter Bebe Rexha was quick to pay homage to the crossover superstar who came before her, using a play on words with a reference to one of Twain’s most popular album titles.

″‘The Woman in Me’ is super thrilled to stand on this Grammy stage with this woman who broke barriers for country and beyond,” said Rexha, prior to announcing the winners of the Country Duo or Group Performance category.

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Shania Twain and Bebe Rexha presenting the Country Duo or Group Performance award at the 2020 Grammy Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)

Backstage, Twain posed with winners Dan and Shay, and host Alicia Keys. She also got a quick snap in with Keith Urban on the red carpet, to commemorate her first Grammys appearance since 2000.

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And Twain wasn’t the only Canadian to represent at the Grammys. Check out our favourite Canadian moments at the Grammys below.

Lilly Singh’s Skittles purse is the Grammys’ best accessory

Lizzo’s tiny Valentino purse was the most-discussed accessory at the 2019 American Music Awards back in November, but Lilly Singh’s Skittles handbag game ups the ante, and takes the “Taste the Rainbow” candy slogan to a new level.

The talk-show host’s asymmetrical chartreuse gown was enough of a showstopper for the 2020 Grammy Awards red carpet, but she paired it with a transparent lucite “clutch full of Skittles,” as she called it in her Instagram stories.

Lilly Singh's accessory was literally a clutch full of Skittles. (Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)

Singh posted a handful of shots of her sugary purse on Instagram stories, and even shared some of the multi-coloured treats with the music press. And why not? We’re here for a farewell to undercover snacking!

The “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” host, who also co-hosted E!’s pre-show coverage alongside fellow Canadian stylist Brad Goreski, has a long-documented affinity for the candy.

She showed off her Skittles stockpile in her “73 Questions” with Vogue interview in 2018 and collaborated with the candy giant for a holiday gift exchange back in 2015.

Awards show snacking is not necessarily novel, but it’s rarely so overt. “Crazy Rich Asians” star Gemma Chan smuggled chocolate chip cookies in the pockets of her bubblegum pink Valentino gown at the 2019 Oscars. But kudos to Singh for her inventive accessorizing, which leads to delicious results.

Best maple leaf red carpet debuts

Jessie Reyez, who won the 2018 Breakthrough Artist of the Year trophy at the Juno Awards, appeared to be savouring every second of her Grammy red carpet experience.

The Toronto native represented Canada in her patriotic-coloured red lace Romona Keveza gown in a series of energetic poses, complete with several peace signs, and a few rock-on hand gestures.

Jessie Reyez at the Grammys on Sunday. (Photo: Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)

Keveza is a Canadian designer, often specializing in bridal, who famously predicted that Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, would wear a boat neck gown for her wedding to Prince Harry.

Orville Peck is another Torontonian who made his debut at the Grammys. The Canadian country star attended the telecast with American DJ and producer Diplo, and brought along his signature fringe facemask to obscure his identity.

This time, his mask was comprised of black threads for maximum contrast with his dove grey cowboy hat and matching shirt and slacks.

Orville Peck and Diplo at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. (Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)

Diplo told Billboard magazine their friendship all went down in the “DMs.” Peck later dubbed their social media interaction as being conducted on the “lonesome trail [of] Instagram.”

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The Canadian Press
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control
WASHINGTON — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges. In a first vote, the Senate confirmed Biden's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines. Senators worked into the evening and overcame some Republican opposition to approve his first Cabinet member, in what's traditionally a show of good faith on Inauguration Day to confirm at least some nominees for a new president's administration. Haines, a former CIA deputy director, will become a core member of Biden’s security team, overseeing the agencies that make up the nation’s intelligence community. She was confirmed 84-10. The new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged colleagues to turn the spirit of the new president’s call for unity into action. “President Biden, we heard you loud and clear,” Schumer said in his first speech as majority leader. “We have a lengthy agenda. And we need to get it done together.” Vice-President Kamala Harris drew applause as she entered the chamber to deliver the oath of office to the new Democratic senators — Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla — just hours after taking her own oath at the Capitol alongside Biden. The three Democrats join a Senate narrowly split 50-50 between the parties, but giving Democrats the majority with Harris able to cast the tie-breaking vote. Ossoff, a former congressional aide and investigative journalist, and Warnock, a pastor from the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, won run-off elections in Georgia this month, defeating two Republicans. Padilla was tapped by California’s governor to finish the remainder of Harris’ term. “Today, America is turning over a new leaf. We are turning the page on the last four years, we’re going to reunite the country, defeat COVID-19, rush economic relief to the people,” Ossoff told reporters earlier at the Capitol. “That’s what they sent us here to do.” Taken together, their arrival gives Democrats for the first time in a decade control of the Senate, the House and the White House, as Biden faces the unparalleled challenges of the COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout, and the nation's painful political divisions from the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol by a mob loyal to Donald Trump. Congress is being called on to consider Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID recovery package, to distribute vaccines and shore up an economy as more than 400,000 Americans have died from the virus. At the same time, the Senate is about to launch an impeachment trial of Trump, charged by the House of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol as rioters tried to interrupt the Electoral College tally and overturn Biden’s election. The Senate will need to confirm other Biden Cabinet nominees. To “restore the soul” of the country, Biden said in his inaugural speech, requires “unity.” Yet as Washington looks to turn the page from Trump to the Biden administration, Republican leader Mitch McConnell is not relinquishing power without a fight. Haines' nomination was temporarily blocked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Okla., as he sought information about the CIA's enhanced interrogation program. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is holding back the Homeland Security nominee Alejandro Mayorkas over Biden's proposed immigration changes. And McConnell is refusing to enter a power-sharing agreement with Senate Democrats unless they meet his demands, chiefly to preserve the Senate filibuster — the procedural tool often used by the minority party to block bills under rules that require 60 votes to advance legislation. McConnell, in his first speech as the minority party leader, said the election results with narrow Democratic control of the House and Senate showed that Americans “intentionally entrusted both political parties with significant power.” The Republican leader said he looked forward working with the new president “wherever possible.” At her first White House briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden’s desire to have his Cabinet confirmed and in place is “front and centre for the president,” and she said he was hoping to have his national security nominees in place Thursday or Friday. Psaki said the president will be “quite involved” in negotiations over the COVID relief package, but left the details of the upcoming impeachment trial to Congress. The Senate can “multitask,” she said. That’s a tall order for a Senate under normal circumstances, but even more so now in the post-Trump era, with Republicans badly split between their loyalties to the defeated president and wealthy donors who are distancing themselves from Republicans who back Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to soon transmit to the Senate the House-passed article of impeachment against Trump, charged with incitement of insurrection, a step that will launch the Senate impeachment trial. Meantime, the power-sharing talks between Schumer and McConnell have hit a stalemate. It’s an arcane fight McConnell has inserted into what has traditionally been a more routine organizing resolution over committee assignments and staffing resources, but a power play by the outgoing Republican leader grabbing at tools that can be used to block Biden’s agenda. Progressive and liberal Democrats are eager to do away with the filibuster to more quickly advance Biden’s priorities, but not all rank-and-file Senate Democrats are on board. Schumer has not agreed to any changes but McConnell is taking no chances. For now, it will take unanimous consent among senators to toggle between conducting votes on legislative business and serving as jurors in the impeachment trial. The House last week impeached Trump for having sent the mob to the Capitol to “fight like hell” during the tally of Electoral College votes to overturn Biden’s election. __ Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report. Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press
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Local Journalism Initiative
Seniors ‘very well taken care of’
A fire at a Wellington seniors’ home Monday night displaced around 50 residents who are now lodged temporarily at the Mill River Resort. Wellington Fire Department got the call to the Cooperative Chez Nous at 9:40 p.m. “When we arrived on the scene our members were quick to realize there was some heavy smoke, and there was an urgent need to evacuate all the residents,” said firefighter Desmond Arsenault, who handles communications for the department. In total, four departments battled the blaze for around three hours. “We’re lucky it happened when it did. A lot of the residents were still up,” said Wellington Fire Department deputy chief Leon Perry. Tyne Valley, New London and Miscouche fire departments also answered the call. Arsenault said it didn’t take long to evacuate the residents. Perry said that was the home’s evacuation plan “paying off”. “Residents knew which doors to go out of. The staff were great, they did an excellent job to get everyone out,” said Perry. Initially, residents were loaded into personal vehicles and RCMP cruisers for transport to the Wellington Legion. Then school buses started to arrive to help take the residents to safety. Perry was moved by the number of bus drivers who came out in the middle of the night to help. “We loaded up two, and just as we were looking for a third, I looked up and could see seven more waiting – the community support has been great,” said Perry. Island EMS sent around six ambulances to the legion and every resident and all the staff were assessed for injury and smoke inhalation. Only one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Once everyone was safe from immediate danger it became clear they needed a place to stay the night. The seniors were then transported by school bus to nearby Mill River Resort. “They were all, of course, cold, afraid and nervous,” said Arsenault. “It’s pretty traumatic for these people … They literally came out with the clothes on their back, some didn’t even have slippers on." Tuesday morning, firefighters were able to retrieve some personal belongings like hearing aids, glasses, dentures and medications. “I’m sure they won’t feel very comfortable without those items,” said Perry. At Chez Nous, the central areas, including the kitchen and lobby, sustained the most damage as the fire broke out in the basement underneath these rooms, said Perry. The rest of the home is affected by smoke damage. Tuesday morning, the Fire Marshal’s Office was on the scene with security officers to secure the building. “We’re at the ‘making sure the fire is still out’ stage,” said deputy fire marshal John Chisholm as he cleared the site. “I just want to assure all families that the residents are really well taken care of,” said Marcel Richard. “They’re in really nice accommodations, they’ve been fed nice hot meals.” Many of the residents have mobility issues, so wherever they landed it needed to be accessible. Mill River Resort is meeting those needs. Staff members are working to keep the routines similar to those of the home. He can’t say how long they’ll get to stay at the Mill River Resort, though, as the hotel is fully booked for the weekend. Geoffrey Irving, president of the resort, said he and his staff were happy to welcome the residents from Chez Nous. “Happy to help. Something like this has to be quite scary and from what we understood, there wasn’t a lot of options. We’re just happy we were here to help,” said Irving. As for whether it’s a boon for business – he said he hasn’t even discussed payment yet, he’s just working to provide accommodations for as long as he can with bookings looming. To help out, a construction crew renovating 12 of the resort’s rooms will work extra hours to get them done by Thursday evening, said Irving, which will accommodate half of the residents. Going forward, he said it’s “not off the table” to reschedule some reservations to keep the Chez Nous residents together and in the same place while they wait out the disruption to their lives. Until the fire marshal completes the investigation, Richard said he won’t know how long the residents will be away from home. Chez Nous staff will be contacting families to update them about their loved one’s needs. In the meantime, he asks everyone to respect the privacy of the seniors. Alison Jenkins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Journal-Pioneer
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The Canadian Press
Man City breaks down Villa's resistance to win 2-0 in EPL
MANCHESTER, England — Bernardo Silva finally broke Aston Villa’s resistance by scoring off Manchester City’s 36th effort at goal before Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty sealed a 2-0 victory on Wednesday that extended the winning run of the Premier League’s form team to six matches. An end-to-end match in which City lost Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker to injuries looked to be heading for a draw, despite the home team’s dominance, when Silva received a pass from Rodri and smashed home a shot from the edge of the area in the 79th minute. The goal was contentious because Rodri was returning from an offside position when he dispossessed Villa defender Tyrone Mings before releasing Silva. No offside was given, though, with the officials seemingly feeling a new phase of play had started when Mings controlled the ball on his chest before being picked off by Rodri. Villa manager Dean Smith was sent off for protesting against the awarding of a goal he described as “farcical” and “pathetic.” “I said to the fourth official, David Coote, ‘Did you get juggling balls for Christmas?’" Smith said, explaining when he was shown a red card by referee Jonathan Moss. “I don’t think any other manager would get sent off for that.” Gundogan wrapped up the win in the 90th minute by converting a spot kick after Matty Cash raised his hand to block a goalbound header from Gabriel Jesus. City moved above Leicester to the top of the league, although Manchester United can reclaim first place by beating Fulham later Wednesday. It was Villa’s first league match since Jan. 1, after which there was a coronavirus outbreak in the squad that led to the training ground being closed. Villa reported that nine players contracted COVID-19 in that period but Smith was able to field a full-strength lineup against City, with the squad only back in training since Sunday. Villa, however, was on the back foot for the entire match, which was played in driving rain, only holding on thanks to a series of last-ditch blocks and some fine goalkeeping from Emi Martinez. City is in its best form of the season, having won nine straight games in all competitions. Pep Guardiola's team in unbeaten in 15. “No one else has won five, six in a row but it’s still the first leg of the season," Guardiola said. "A lot of games to do but the important thing is that the feeling is good.” Walker was substituted with an apparent leg muscle injury in the 27th minute, while De Bruyne hobbled off in the 59th shortly after being fouled by Jack Grealish. ___ More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press
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The Canadian Press
Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19.Miller says that there is a need to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to Indigenous people living both on reserves and in urban centres. He says the government is focusing on vaccinating those living in long-term care facilities and essential workers but other vulnerable Indigenous groups will get the COVID-19 vaccine next.In a news release Wednesday, Indigenous Services Canada said there have been 89 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths in long-term care homes in Indigenous communities on reserves.The number of COVID-19 active cases in First Nations communities reached a new all-time high this week with 5,571 reported cases as of Tuesday.The department said COVID-19 vaccine rollouts have already started in 169 Indigenous communities in all provinces and territories except Nova Scotia and P.E.I.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2021.———This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship. The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Review: A showdown at the border in ‘No Man’s Land’
Border tensions are boiled down to two families in “ No Man’s Land,” an uneven independent thriller with some redeeming qualities. Its heart, and homages to classic Westerns, are in the right place even if the work as a whole is neither as impactful nor epic as the filmmakers were striving for. The film sets up two families on either side of the border. The Greers are American ranchers whose property exists in no man’s land, north of the Rio Grande but south of the fences. The Mexican family — they don’t get a last name — are just hoping to start a new life in America. But they have misfortune to cross through the Greers’ on a night that they’ve decided to patrol their lands. They’ve been frustrated that their cattle keep getting out when their fences are cut. And about 30 minutes in, things come to a head in a tense showdown in the middle of the night. Bill Greer (Frank Grillo) and his son Lucas (Alex MacNicoll) have their guns drawn on the family, who are unarmed and panicked. The Greers speak no Spanish and don’t seem all that interested in the fact that Gustavo (Jorge A. Jimenez) speaks perfect English. The shouting continues and things go south quickly when the other son, Jackson (Jake Allyn), dashes into the situation to help and ends up shooting and killing Gustavo’s young son Fernando (Alessio Valentini) in the chaos. Lucas also gets shot. It’s a fine set-up as Jackson is the son who is supposed to get out. He’s been recruited to play minor league baseball in New York. His father is prepared to take the blame, but Ramirez (George Lopez), the Texas Ranger who stumbles on the scene who also somehow does not speak Spanish, suspects the cover up. When he comes to arrest him, Jackson and his horse Sundance flee across the Rio Grande. For a kid who has grown up on a small ranch, Jackson is shockingly inept at survival skills, drinking stagnant water, being a little too trusting of everyone he encounters and sleeping in random barns along the way. It’s also somewhat hard to believe that he has not in his 20 some years picked up even one word of Spanish, but perhaps the filmmakers are just trying to belabour the point of intolerance. On his journey to nowhere, Jackson gets a lot of charity from strangers including a wealthy rancher with a stunning daughter (Esmeralda Pimentel) who let him stay and work for a while. And he starts to realize that his neighbours across the border are people too and not nuisances to shoo away with guns and hate. Oh and he’s also being hunted by Gustavo and a local tough Luis (Andres Delgado). “No Man’s Land” was written by Allyn and directed by his brother Conor. The Texas-born siblings wanted to make a film about hope, even as “the world is growing apart” and “xenophobia and prejudice are abundant,” the director wrote in a statement. And indeed, “No Man’s Land” is less about revenge than it is about empathy and atonement, but I’m not sure Jackson was the best point of focus. He is a nice-looking kid with a lot to learn, but also a little dim-witted and dull. He is neither hero nor anti-hero, he’s just a victim of the increasingly improbable and sometimes downright silly plot. As far as the performances go, the most compelling ones are from Lopez and Jimenez, who don’t get nearly enough to do. The story would have benefitted from a little more Gustavo and a little less Jackson. Conor Allyn is clearly a talented director and has a lot of reverence for the Western genre, but for as good and lofty as it's intentions are, “No Man’s Land” comes up short. “No Man’s Land,” an IFC Films release in select theatres Jan. 22, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some strong violence and language.” Running time: 114 minutes. Two stars out of four. ___ MPAA Definition of PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. ___ Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ldbahr Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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The Canadian Press
Biden puts U.S. back into fight to slow global warming
WASHINGTON — In one of his first official acts, President Joe Biden planned Wednesday to return the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming and to launch a series of climate-friendly efforts that could transform how Americans drive and get their power. “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself,” Biden said in his inaugural address. “A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear now.” Biden was to sign an executive order rejoining the Paris climate accord within hours of taking the oath of office, fulfilling a campaign pledge. The move undoes the U.S. withdrawal ordered by predecessor Donald Trump, who belittled the science behind climate efforts, loosened regulations on heat-trapping oil, gas and coal emissions, and spurred oil and gas leasing in pristine Arctic tundra and other wilderness. The Paris accord commits 195 countries and other signatories to come up with a goal to reduce carbon pollution and monitor and report their fossil fuel emissions. The United States is the world’s No. 2 carbon emitter after China. Biden's move will solidify political will globally, former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. “Not a single country in this world, however powerful, however resourceful one may be, can do it alone,” said Ban, speaking at a briefing in the Netherlands for an upcoming Climate Adaptation Summit. “We have to put all our hands on the deck. That is the lesson, very difficult lesson, which we have learned during last year," as Trump made good on his pledge to pull out of the global accord. Biden also will use executive orders to start undoing other Trump climate rollbacks. He will order a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in what had been virgin Arctic wilderness, direct federal agencies to start looking at tougher mileage standards and other emission limits again, and revoke Trump's approval for the Keystone XL oil and gas pipeline. Another first-day order directs agencies to consider the impact on climate, disadvantaged communities, and on future generations from any regulatory action that affects fossil fuel emissions, a new requirement. Human-caused climate change has been linked to worsening natural disasters, including wildfires, droughts, flooding and hurricanes. However, there was no immediate word on when Biden would make good on another climate campaign pledge, one banning new oil and gas leasing on federal land. After Biden notifies the U.N. by letter of his intention to rejoin the Paris accord, it would become effective in 30 days, U.N. spokesman Alex Saier said. Rejoining the Paris accords could put the U.S. on track to cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 40% to 50% by 2030, experts said. “There’s a lot we can do because we’ve left so much on the table over the last four years," said Kate Larsen, former deputy director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality under the Obama administration. Biden has promised that the needed transformations of the U.S. transportation and power sectors, and other changes, will mean millions of jobs. Opponents of the climate accord, including Republican lawmakers who supported Trump's withdrawal from it, have said it would mean higher gas prices and higher electricity prices — even though wind and solar have become more affordable than coal, and competitive with natural gas, in generating electricity. “The Paris climate agreement is based on the backward idea that the United States is a culprit here, when in reality the United States is the leading driver of climate solutions,” said Sen. John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican. Republican senators are expected to introduce legislation that would require Biden to submit the Paris plan to the Senate for ratification. It’s not clear whether the narrowly divided Senate would have the two-thirds votes needed to ratify the agreement, which was never approved by Congress. Supporters say congressional approval is not needed. Most of the pollution-reduction goals set by the agreement are voluntary. The climate deal is based on each nation setting a goal for cutting carbon pollution by 2030. Other countries submitted theirs by last month. The U.S did not. Saier said America just needs to submit its goal some time before November climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. A longtime international goal, included in the Paris accord with an even more stringent target, is to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times. The world has already warmed 1.2 degrees (2.2 degrees Celsius) since that time. As of 2020, U.S. emissions were 24% below 2005 levels, but that reflected the extraordinary economic slowdown stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, energy and climate director for the Breakthrough Institute. There are two big areas where climate policy deals with day-to-day American life. One is electricity generation, and the other is transportation. There’s been a quiet transformation, because of market forces that have made wind and solar cheaper than dirtier coal, toward cleaner fuels, and that’s expected to continue so that eventually nearly all of the nation’s power will be low or zero carbon, Larsen and other experts say. What happens to cars, trucks and buses will be far more noticeable. Several experts foresee the majority of new cars purchased in 2030 being electric. ___ Knickmeyer reported from Oklahoma City. Borenstein reported from Kensington, Maryland. Associated Press writers Matthew Daly in Washington, Michael Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, and Frank Jordans in Berlin also contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP’s climate coverage at https://www.apnews.com/Climate ___ Follow Ellen Knickmeyer on Twitter at @ellenknickmeyer . Seth Borenstein on Twitter: @borenbears Ellen Knickmeyer And Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press
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The Canadian Press
Calgary judge to rule next week on bail for teen charged in police officer's death
CALGARY — A judge is to decide next week if a teen charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer will be released. A bail hearing began on Tuesday for the 18-year-old and wrapped up this morning. The accused was 17 at the time Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed on Dec. 31 and cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Youth court Judge Steve Lipton has reserved his decision until Jan. 28. Police have said Harnett was hit and dragged while attempting to stop an SUV after noticing its plates didn't match its registration. They allege the accused youth was driving the SUV and a 19-year-old man, also charged with first-degree murder, was a passenger. Prosecutor Doug Taylor told court Tuesday that the Crown will seek an adult sentence for the youth if he's convicted. That would mean life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 10 years. He explained outside court why the Crown is opposed to the suspect's release. "The young person ought to be detained for both the safety and the protection of the public, and to maintain confidence in the administration of justice," Taylor said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2021 The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
StatCan study finds some correlation between child and parent fitness levels
OTTAWA — A new study links the fitness level of Canadian children to that of their parents. The StatCan analysis suggests a child's aerobic fitness, muscular strength and flexibility all correlate to that of their parent. But there were differences when it came to the sex of each parent and child involved. Boys whose parent had "excellent" cardiorespiratory fitness had better cardiorespiratory fitness than boys whose parent had a "poor" cardiorespiratory fitness level. Girls whose parent had "excellent" flexibility had higher flexibility than girls whose parent had "poor" flexibility. But the correlation in cardiorespiratory fitness was only seen significantly in mother-and-son pairs; while a significant flexibility correlation was only seen in mother-son and father-son pairings. Grip strength was associated in all duos except father-son pairings. The study was based on data from the ongoing Canadian Health Measures Survey, and draws from a sample representative of children aged 6 to 11 years and their biological parents. Previous research also found associations between parents and children in obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour. StatCan notes the results should be interpreted with some caution since the aerobic test used by the study is only meant for adults. Researchers allow that it's possible the sample represents "a slightly healthier" subset of children. Researchers also note that analysis was limited to data where a birth parent also responded to the survey. These adults were more likely to be younger, have a bachelor's degree or higher education, come from a smaller household size, and have a household income of more than $100,000 than respondents to the ongoing survey who were not the birth parent. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2021. The Canadian Press
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CBC
Canada Post honours Black community of Amber Valley, Alta., with new stamp
Canada Post is commemorating Amber Valley, a forgotten community of all-Black settlers in northern Alberta, with a stamp for Black History Month. The community, 170 kilometres north of Edmonton, was settled by hundreds of African-Americans escaping racial violence and segregation in the United States in the 1900s. Myrna Wisdom, a historian and descendant of Amber Valley settlers, said she wasn't too surprised when Canada Post reached out to her a couple years ago to consult on the stamp. "I just think it's about time," Wisdom said. "What took you so long, I guess, is one of the questions before they started profiling these people, you know, because we've been here for the past 100 years." The yellow-toned stamp features a scene of a caravan rolling through the Prairies with photographs of the earliest members who helped settle the community. The image is set against a backdrop of Amber Valley on the Alberta map. The settlers include Henry Sneed, Jordan W. Murphy, with great-granddaughter Bernice Bowen and granddaughter Vivian (Murphy) Harris and Amy Broady, a midwife. Wisdom said Broady provided an essential service. "She rode horseback, because there were no good roads, but she delivered babies. And it didn't matter what colour you were, she helped everybody out." She said it was appropriate to have Murphy on the stamp as before the land was called Amber Valley, it was referred to as Murphy's Land. She added that Bowen was also the first graduate of Toles School, the local school in Amber Valley. She went on to study teaching at the University of Alberta and is still alive today. "She's in her 80s, late 80s, but she will be able to see the stamp. That's what I think is nice about it," Wisdom said. Jim Phillips, director of stamp services at Canada Post, said the postal operator has been celebrating Black History Month for the past 13 years, especially by telling the stories of the early communities, heroes and cultures. "We are honoured and pleased to be able to tell this story and to create some lasting artwork and kind of open a discussion about this community across Canada and among Canadians who may not know about it," he said. The stamps will be available Friday in post offices across Canada. But Phillips encourages people to buy them online due to the pandemic. He said Canada Post prints a finite number of stamps and normally they would last a year unless they get sold out. "We've had a lot of interest in these stamps … people just seem to want to resonate with the story," he said. "I would suggest if anybody really wants them, that they don't wait that long because I think they'll be gone in a couple of months." Five families at first Amber Valley was settled by five families in 1910. Some 300 people started arriving from Alabama and Oklahoma, braving hostile conditions at the border and undergoing rigorous medical exams before boarding the train for Edmonton. After that, they followed a dusty wagon road to Amber Valley. By 1911, about 1,000 settlers had settled in the community. Wisdom said she still wonders why they came all the way north, instead of stopping at some place like Vancouver. Before the original families settled, a trio had scouted the area and decided it was a good place despite the bush. Today, only a few barns and homes remain of the once-thriving settlement. Wisdom said her grandfather's house burned down last week. "I grew up seeing that house, you know, walking by there," she said. "It was just a landmark that's been there."
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La Conversation Canada
Variants du coronavirus : ce que l’on sait, ce que l’on ignore encore
À mesure que se développe l’épidémie de coronavirus, de nouveaux variants apparaissent. Ces mutants pourraient poser problème. Que sait-on de ceux qui préoccupent actuellement les spécialistes ?
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The Canadian Press
Inauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris showcased American designers at their inauguration Wednesday, and Harris gave a nod to women's suffrage and Shirley Chisholm in pearls and purple. Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush also donned hues of purple. Harris has cited Chisholm, a Democrat from New York, as an inspiration for her career. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black major-party candidate to run for U.S. president. Pearls had a strong fashion showing, in line with a social media campaign. Nobody in attendance did them quite like Jennifer Lopez — from earrings to bracelets — as she sang “This Land is Your Land.” Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, wore a pearl necklace owned by Chisholm. It was a gift from Chisholm's goddaughter. “Because of Shirley Chisholm, I am,” Lee, who is Black, posted on Twitter. “Because of Shirley Chisholm, Vice-President Harris is.” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders drew fashion praise on social media for his cozy, comfortable inauguration wear: His signature beige parka and a pair of knit patterned mittens. Jill Biden wore an ocean-blue wool tweed coat over a dress by American designer Alexandra O’Neill of the Markarian label. The new first lady's matching coat and dress set included a velvet collar and cuffs on the coat, and a chiffon bodice and scalloped skirt on the dress. The neckline of the dress is embellished with Swarovski pearls and crystals. The same crystals adorn the coat. The outfit was handcrafted in New York City's Garment District and hand-finished by O'Neill in her studio in Manhattan's West Village, according to a company statement. Aides said Harris was dressed in Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson. Both are Black designers, Rogers from Louisiana and Hudson from South Carolina. Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, wore a Ralph Lauren suit. Michelle Obama, a fashion icon, drew huge praise from fans on social media for her belted pantsuit in plum, also by Hudson. Joe Biden wore a navy blue suit and overcoat by Ralph Lauren. It was a change from Brooks Brothers, the oldest U.S. clothier at 202. The brand has outfitted 41 of the 46 American Presidents, including Barack Obama during his inauguration in 2009. Brooks Brothers fell on hard financial times last year, when it filed for bankruptcy protection and announced a planned sale. Ralph Lauren has a history of nonpartisan dressing, including moments with Michelle Obama and outgoing first lady Melania Trump. Joe Biden wore Polo shirts, emblazoned with the label’s pony and polo player logo, to take both of his COVID-19 vaccinations on television. Véronique Hyland, fashion features director for Elle magazine, noted the wins for young American designers. “They chose a diverse group of talents — Christopher John Rogers, Pyer Moss’ Kerby Jean-Raymond, Markarian’s Alexandra O’Neill and Jonathan Cohen — to be a part of this historic moment," she said. “It made for a meaningful statement at this particular time, when all small businesses, including fashion businesses, are in need of support and spotlighting.” Harris’ choice to wear pieces by Black designers “felt particularly significant in light of her triply historic title as the first female, Black and Asian American vice-president of our country,” Hyland added. Another inauguration fashion star on Twitter was Nikolas Ajagu, the husband of Harris' sister, Meena Harris. Sharp-eyed sneakerheads noted his Air Dior Jordan 1 shoes. Harris' stepdaughter, Emma Emhoff, also schooled some of the older folks in her embellished Shetland Miu Miu coat in a pied de poule pattern and large brown button at the neck. The pointed white collar took the wind a time or two. Leanne Italie, The Associated Press
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Five killed by Christmas tree fires in Ontario this season: Fire Marshal
Provincial officials say dry Christmas trees caused two recent fatal fires in Ontario. A spokeswoman with the Office of the Fire Marshal says most recently, four people were killed south of Ottawa after a dry tree caught fire on Jan. 10. Kristy Denette says the homeowners had two friends over for dinner when the fire started and quickly engulfed the home in flames, killing everyone inside. She says the home was too badly damaged to determine what lit the tree ablaze, but that faulty Christmas lights are often to blame in such situations. Earlier, on Dec. 28, she says a dry Christmas tree caught fire in Halton Hills, Ont., killing one woman. In that case, she says, the woman's partner was able to escape through an upstairs window, but she was caught inside and died. Denette says the couple had been planning on getting rid of the dry Christmas tree later that day. The Office of the Fire Marshal is encouraging everyone to get rid of their dry trees immediately. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2021. The Canadian Press
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Christopher Garnier's family accuse Cape Breton police officers of misconduct
The Nova Scotia Police Review Board is looking into claims from convicted murderer Christopher Garnier's family that accuse Cape Breton Regional Police officers of conducting an illegal arrest and seizure of evidence in 2017. Garnier was taken into custody for breaching bail conditions after failing to present himself to the municipal force at his mother's basement door in Millville, N.S. during a compliance check His mother, Kim Edmunds, said she does not believe police were at her home as they have stated. "I honestly don't think they were," Edmunds told members of the board's three-person panel. "When somebody knocks on the door, it wakes me up." Alleged breach In February 2017, while awaiting trial for murder, Garnier took a trip to Cape Breton, where his mother lives. He was allowed to live at his father's house in Bedford or at his mother's residence in Millville as part of his bail conditions. Garnier was to submit to regular compliance checks from either members of the CBRP and Halifax Regional Police. Before his trip, Garnier called a Halifax police answering service to advise he was going to stay at his mom's place, although he did not leave his cell phone number with the service at that time. A CBRP officer testified under oath at a bail revocation hearing that he went to the Millville home in the early morning hours of Feb. 18, 2017, but Garnier did not present himself at the door. A Supreme Court judge later ruled Garnier did not intentionally breach his conditions, as he was likely asleep. That same year, Garnier was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of off-duty Truro police officer Catherine Campbell. Complaint launched Christopher Garnier's father, Vincent Garnier, is representing himself as a complainant at the police hearing into the actions of four officers. The men accused of misconduct are Const. Steve Campbell, Const. Gary Fraser, Const. Dennis McQueen and Const. Troy Walker. Each officer is represented by a lawyer, while a member of Cape Breton Regional Municipality's legal team is acting on behalf of the police organization. "We'll dig deep into the practices of the [CBRP] which I believe violate the constitution, violate the charter and violate aspects of the criminal code. Those are the informations I would like to bring forth over the next two weeks," Vincent Garnier said during a break in the proceedings. "The police, without a warrant, and without any consent of the property owners, accessed private property, walked into a private residence and placed a person under arrest." The board heard that photographs of the property were taken without the knowledge of the homeowner. Hearing continues Vincent Garnier said his family incurred more than $35,000 in legal fees as a result alleged breach. After his son's arrest, he filed a complaint with CBRP. An internal investigation found that if a breach had occurred, it was only minor. Members of the police review board, Hon. Simon J. MacDonald, Stephen Johnson and chair Jean McKenna are hearing arguments on both sides of the case at a Sydney hotel. Police will have a chance to explain their actions on the weekend in question once Vincent Garnier finishes calling witnesses. In total, 14 people are expected to testify at the hearing that is slated to run over two weeks. So far, the board has heard from Christopher Garnier's mother and stepmother, his uncle, and his former common-law partner. MORE TOP STORIES
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