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Regions and territories: British Virgin Islands

An overview of the British Virgin Islands, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media




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Regions and territories: Bermuda

An overview of Bermuda, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media




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Regions and territories: Aruba

An overview of Aruba including key facts, political leaders and the media




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Regions and territories: Anguilla

Key facts, political leaders and notes on the media




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Country profile: United States of America

Key facts, figures and dates




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Coronavirus: Immigration detention centres in crisis

There are Covid-19 outbreaks in supply-strapped detention centres across the US.




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Teen charged in March shooting on Catherine Street

A 14-year-old boy is facing charges in connection to a shooting in Centretown.




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Ottawa Public Health 'concerned' about long-term care homes during COVID-19 pandemic

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches says hospital staff are providing support to long-term care homes hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Gatineau Park reopens to local users during COVID-19 pandemic

For the first time in six weeks, Gatineau Park is open to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Spring flows on Ottawa River to remain low

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board has released its final spring freshet forecast, which predicts a steady decrease in levels.




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Record cold to start the weekend, with a sprinkling of snow

The polar vortex over Ontario is still bringing us comparatively frigid temperatures and yet another cold temperature record.




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Hackers fool bank security system

Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking.




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Space tourism, Europe's final frontier?

Is Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, looking for a European base?




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Will driverless cars mean computer crashes?

Some believe that self-driving cars will be far safer than human-driven cars but who trusts them enough to drive in them?




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When Italy and NYC needed help, Samaritan's Purse stepped up, erecting field hospitals to house Corona patients in both Italy and The United States of America.

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‘Disco Elysium’: Riveting delirium

A scintillating RPG for anyone who can click a mouse or has a taste for the surreal.




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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer gives us all the feels

Rey, Leia and C-3PO get emotional.




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Martin Scorsese is right: The real villain isn’t Marvel movies. It’s the broken system.

The director's New York Times op-ed reveals a longing for an age before tent-pole movies and streaming services.




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‘Far Sector’ introduces DC’s newest Green Lantern in an Afro-futuristic murder mystery

Written by N.K. Jemisin and illustrated by Jamal Campbell, the comic book's superhero is breaking barriers in secret.




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How political cartoonists deal — and thrive — with live coverage of the impeachment hearings

Pulitzer-winning editorial artists aim to find deadline satire in the televised inquiry.




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How MacArthur ‘genius’ Lynda Barry is exploring brain creativity with true artists: Preschoolers

The author of the new book “Making Comics” has a plan for her grant windfall: the study of the “split” in the human brain between writing and drawing.




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‘Black Widow’ trailer gives us a fallen Avenger whose origin story is very much alive

Scarlett Johansson is back for a solo movie, coming out May 1, 2020.




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How cartoonists are satirizing the Trump impeachment hearings to ‘keep us sane’

Pulitzer-winning cartoonists use humor to peer behind all the political posturing.




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The latest in a series attuned to human shortcomings, ‘Life is Strange 2’ will stay with you for a while

The game doesn’t celebrate winners but those who persevere and endure.




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How Carrie Fisher’s role was woven into ‘Rise of Skywalker’

It was "heartbreaking" not to have Fisher on set for the new Star Wars film, says director J.J. Abrams.




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Don’t like ‘The Rise of Skywalker’? ‘The Mandalorian’ shows the Force is still strong with Star Wars.

The brand will live on, thanks to Jon Favreau and Baby Yoda.




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Why Keri Russell leaped at the chance to join J.J. Abrams’s ‘Rise of Skywalker’

The "Americans" actress dived into the change of place to play "hidden" spice smuggler Zorii Bliss.




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Many Star Wars fans are upset the new movie sidelines Kelly Marie Tran’s character. The writer is trying to explain.

Writer Chris Terrio has responded to the controversy in interviews, pointing to issues over cut scenes between Rose Tico (Tran) and Leia (Carrie Fisher).




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‘Mosaic’: Terrible days at work, one after another

A game that punctures a hole in the noxious ideology that work gives meaning to our lives.




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‘Lonely Mountains: Downhill’: A tranquil and exhilarating ride

The game is a beautiful marriage of aesthetics and gameplay. It has the makings of a minor classic.




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Hank Azaria reportedly quitting role as voice of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

The actor has long voiced by the character, who had come under scrutiny for propagating stereotypes.




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Sketch artists at the impeachment trial are capturing scenes that the cameras cannot

The scenes they draw include a senator seemingly falling asleep.




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Five things we’d like to see in a revamped Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney Plus

The Force was reportedly not with the original scripts of the anticipated show.




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The VR experience in ‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ prevents it from being just a zombie cliche

It's difficult to count the number of video games in which someone is standing around a corner clutching a weapon and waiting for their mortal enemy to pass. But until recently it wasn't possible to physically experience that scenario.




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He endured 20 surgeries after the Charlie Hebdo shooting — and is still trying to reckon with his survival

“I can’t go back,” says Philippe Lançon, who wrote a memoir about his recovery from the massacre.




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Cathy Yan’s rapid rise from journalist to ‘Birds of Prey’ director: ‘I didn’t think you could do this professionally’

Yan guided Margot Robbie's return to her character Harley Quinn, and is the first woman of Asian descent to direct a major Hollywood superhero movie.




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‘Arise: A Simple Story’ is a game of symbolism and the stages of life

“Arise: A Simple Story” coasts on its gentle visual language, but is a good option for those looking for a family-friendly game.




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Baby Yoda toys are finally arriving. Sure, they missed the holidays — but at least that prevented spoilers.

Products for the popular character from the Disney Plus hit "The Mandalorian" are about to hit stores.




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Pete Buttigieg, comic-book hero: How one company is bringing the Democratic candidates’ stories to life in pictures

TidalWave Productions is releasing Buttigieg and Bloomberg comic books to sit alongside its Warren biography.




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Pixar movies keep asking big questions about the afterlife — using Chris Pratt and khaki pants

"Onward" and "Soul" deal with the eternal and the ethereal.




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How cartoonists are carefully satirizing the coronavirus epidemic — and Trump’s response to it

Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists say covering the crisis requires careful aim.




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‘Ori and the Will of the Wisps’ is an enjoyable sequel, but doesn’t build the original’s energy

You can expect more abilities, a larger map, and more colors from 'Ori and the Will of the Wisps' than in the first., but the hope was to see a touch of subversion to its formula instead of straitlaced augmentation.




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Chinese American cartoonist finds satire in coronavirus crisis — with a perspective from both cultures

Chen Weng was born in Wuhan and lives in Seattle. Both connections inspire her "Messycow Comics" strips about panic and hoarding.




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Rosario Dawson will play fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano in ‘The Mandalorian.’ Is this the series’s next Baby Yoda moment?

Darth Vader's former apprentice Ahsoka Tano, as played by Rosario Dawson, will compete with Baby Yoda for attention this fall on Disney Plus.




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‘Doom Eternal’ is crushingly hard and blisteringly engaging

“Doom Eternal” is a challenging, engaging shooter that caters to one’s predatorial impulses. It will keep you on your toes.