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Home renovation savings prove elusive as wood prices at record highs

Home renovation savings prove elusive as wood prices at record highs

CALGARY — Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on home renovations despite a pandemic-driven surge in demand that has jolted lumber and construction panel prices to all-time highs.
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers

In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers

NEW YORK — Like so many, the pandemic upended life for actor and dancer Rena Riffel. The Los Angeles-based performer needed help with rent, utilities and counselling when jobs suddenly dried up.
Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV special

Jhené Aiko, Saweetie to perform on AAPI advocacy TV special

NEW YORK — Platinum-selling performers of part-Asian descent, including R&B singer Jhené Aiko and rapper Saweetie, will perform on a TV special produced by The Asian American Foundation, the newly formed organization launched to improve AAPI advo
Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial

Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games

Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games

TOKYO — Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of its Switch handheld machine as people stayed home due to the pandemic, turning to video games for entertainment.
Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV

Netflix series signals racial breakthrough in Italian TV

MILAN — The Netflix series “Zero,” which premiered globally last month, is the first Italian TV production to feature a predominantly Black cast, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak Italian television landscape where the persistent use of racist lang
A tax guide for small-business owners

A tax guide for small-business owners

The tax filing deadline is quickly approaching. Due to the pandemic, most businesses have until May 17 to file their returns this year.
Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period? It's not known, but researchers are starting to study the issue. Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles.
Google says 20% of workers will be remote, many more hybrid

Google says 20% of workers will be remote, many more hybrid

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Broadway readies imminent ticket sales for a fall reopening

Broadway readies imminent ticket sales for a fall reopening

NEW YORK — Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theatre-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity by mid-September.
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