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Music: 2021 was a good year for Wallen, Adele - and vinyl

Music: 2021 was a good year for Wallen, Adele - and vinyl

NEW YORK (AP) — New data from the music industry confirms what a lot of people long suspected — 2021 was a very good year for Morgan Wallen, Adele and vinyl.
Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prize

Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prize

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince William on Thursday appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot Prize, a competition aimed at finding new ways to tackle climate change.
Opening schools should be a priority, but Omicron requires extra safety: experts

Opening schools should be a priority, but Omicron requires extra safety: experts

As Saskatchewan welcomed students back to in-person learning this week, Dr. Ayisha Kurji sat her grade-schoolers down to discuss ways to keep them as safe as possible from COVID-19.
Ex-NBC exec Turness named CEO for BBC news, current affairs

Ex-NBC exec Turness named CEO for BBC news, current affairs

LONDON (AP) — The BBC announced Thursday that it has appointed Deborah Turness as its new chief executive for news and current affairs, bringing to the broadcaster a vastly experienced journalist who previously held senior leadership positions at the
Filipino-Canadian director Nina Lee Aquino to helm NAC English Theatre

Filipino-Canadian director Nina Lee Aquino to helm NAC English Theatre

OTTAWA — Filipino-Canadian theatremaker Nina Lee Aquino has been tapped to bring a bold new vision to the National Arts Centre. Aquino was appointed as the next artistic director of the NAC English Theatre on Thursday.
Mystery solved? Man arrested in thefts of unpublished books

Mystery solved? Man arrested in thefts of unpublished books

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years, allegedly impersonating others in the industry to amass a veritable library of unpub
US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron

US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron

The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they're eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mutant that's ripping through the country.
Warrant issued in Memphis slaying of rapper Young Dolph

Warrant issued in Memphis slaying of rapper Young Dolph

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Survey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic's start

Survey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic's start

During the first several months of the pandemic in the U.S., Dina Levy made her young daughter and son go on walks with her three times a day. They kicked a soccer ball around at the nearby high school.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet agrees to $10M settlement over instructor's photographs

Royal Winnipeg Ballet agrees to $10M settlement over instructor's photographs

WINNIPEG — A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos of students and released them without their consent.
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