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Ottawa concert hopes rapid COVID-19 tests will be ticket to the return of live music

Ottawa concert hopes rapid COVID-19 tests will be ticket to the return of live music

Organizers of an Ottawa concert are hoping that rapid COVID-19 testing will set the stage for live performances to make a comeback, but one expert warns that it may be a while before musicians can safely play for a stadium of screaming fans.
Officials face battle of confidence amid controversy over Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Officials face battle of confidence amid controversy over Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

TORONTO — Federal officials are mounting a renewed push to instill Canadian confidence in Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, but observers predict they're in for a tough battle.
Review: Olney's final album is a haunting collaboration

Review: Olney's final album is a haunting collaboration

"Whispers and Sighs,” David Olney and Anana Kaye (Schoolkids Records) There's a poignancy to these 11 swan songs, especially with such titles as “My Favorite Goodbye," “My Last Dream Of You” and “The Great Manzini (Disappearing Act).
Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Grocery giant Empire buys majority stake in specialty grocer Longo's for $357M

Empire Company Ltd. has agreed to buy a majority stake in supermarket chain Longo's and its Grocery Gateway e-commerce business in a deal that further consolidates Canada's grocery retail landscape.
Yaphet Kotto of 'Live and Let Die,' 'Alien,' dies at 81

Yaphet Kotto of 'Live and Let Die,' 'Alien,' dies at 81

NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien," has died. He was 81.
The top 10 movies on the Apple Store

The top 10 movies on the Apple Store

Movies US charts: 1. Crisis 2. Monster Hunter 3. The Croods: A New Age 4. Cosmic Sin 5. Greenland 6. Girl (2020) 7. Tenet 8. Minari 9. Dark Web: Cicada 3301 10. News of the World Movies US charts - Independent: 1. Crisis 2. Girl (2020) 3. Minari 4.
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ball anime character taking shape on his sketch pad
Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour

Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour

LOS ANGELES — If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda Radner and John Belushi — she’d have plenty of memoir material.
The top 10 books on the Apple Store

The top 10 books on the Apple Store

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Fast Ice by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown - 9780593327876 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah - 9781250178626 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 3.
Elliot Page tells Time about his life and gender identity: 'I’m fully who I am'

Elliot Page tells Time about his life and gender identity: 'I’m fully who I am'

TORONTO — Canadian actor Elliot Page is opening up about his life and gender identity in a lengthy profile in Time magazine.
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