Laughter, tears, cheers at funeral for Biz Markie
With laughter and tears, songs and stories, friends and family of Biz Markie celebrated his life and legacy at a funeral Monday, remembering the rapper as larger than life and full of love.
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Rapper Dizzee Rascal charged with assault in London
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Matt Damon credits his daughter for ending his use of homophobic slur
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Kathy Griffin says she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer
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Fox employee alleges harassment, discrimination in lawsuit
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Dolly Parton invested Whitney Houston cover royalties in Black Nashville neighbourhood
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Canada
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3 dead, 2 injured after gunshots fired at apartment building in Riviere-des-Prairies
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Woman fatally mauled by bear in northern Alberta
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Calgary woman says she felt 'humiliated' by Alberta sheriffs during a traffic stop
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Restrictions lifted in Quebec despite Canada's top doctors warning of a fourth wave
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Lawyer and residential school survivor Delia Opekokew fights for justice, reflects on her journey
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World
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Four officers who responded to U.S. Capitol attack have died by suicide
The District of Columbia's police department on Monday said two more police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have died by suicide, bringing to four the number of known suicides by officers who guarded the building that day.
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Record wildfire burns amid drought on Hawaii's Big Island
Firefighters gained more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned that strong winds will return on Tuesday, raising the danger again.
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Iceberg wall collapse at interactive Titanic museum injures three people
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Seoul: North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage
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Some areas of South Lake Tahoe closed after chipmunks test positive for plague
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Landlords, tenants fill U.S. courts as eviction moratorium ends
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19-year-old hopes to be youngest woman to fly around the world
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Olympian Laurel Hubbard says not a transgender icon but an athlete, plans to retire
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Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
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Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry heads to the Miami Heat
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Record-holding Canadian sprinter, Olympic medallist Angela Bailey dies at 59
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Ferrari earnings surge back to growth in second quarter
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Entertainment
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Laughter, tears, cheers at funeral for Biz Markie
With laughter and tears, songs and stories, friends and family of Biz Markie celebrated his life and legacy at a funeral Monday, remembering the rapper as larger than life and full of love.
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Rapper Dizzee Rascal charged with assault in London
Rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault after an incident in London that left a woman with minor injuries.
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John Cleese asks for place to stay in Huntsville, Ont., after Airbnb mishap
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Health
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'We're losing control': Ultra-potent, unpredictable street opioids are claiming more lives in Canada
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Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker
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U.S. vaccination rate hits the highest pace in weeks
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Politics
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Former Afghan interpreters plead for Canada to help families
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Canada extends pandemic benefits through to Oct. 23
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Sci-Tech
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Boeing's Starliner ready for crucial do-over launch to orbit
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