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FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

WASHINGTON — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.
After yet another tight U.S. election, do protest songs make a difference?

After yet another tight U.S. election, do protest songs make a difference?

TORONTO — When the dust settles from the U.S. election, Canadian musician Dan Mangan wants it to be clear where he stood on President Donald Trump. The Vancouver singer-songwriter isn’t a U.S.
'Kim's Convenience' star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee lands "dream" role in 'The Mandalorian'

'Kim's Convenience' star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee lands "dream" role in 'The Mandalorian'

TORONTO — Disney has recruited another star of the Canadian comedy series "Kim's Convenience" — this time Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
Are outdoor ice rinks safe? Experts say skating is low risk, but precautions needed

Are outdoor ice rinks safe? Experts say skating is low risk, but precautions needed

From manufactured rinks in city parks, to lengthy swaths of iced-over rivers, Canada's outdoor public skating spaces may prove popular during the first full winter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q&A: Eva Green on playing an astronaut in ‘Proxima’

Q&A: Eva Green on playing an astronaut in ‘Proxima’

Movies about astronauts and space are so often also about estranged fathers and sons.
Johnny Depp exits 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise

Johnny Depp exits 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise

NEW YORK — Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper for a 2018 article that labeled him a “wife beater.
Review: ‘Mank’ is a grand contribution to Hollywood history

Review: ‘Mank’ is a grand contribution to Hollywood history

In one history of the movies, “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz might look like a footnote. The former playwright had a hand in many famous pictures, including “The Wizard of Oz,” but most went uncredited.
Calgary's Tate McRae on rising to global pop fame in a pandemic

Calgary's Tate McRae on rising to global pop fame in a pandemic

TORONTO — Calgary pop singer Tate McRae is finding global success by thinking outside the box, even if COVID-19 has forced her to live in one.
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

PARIS — Shakespeare and Company, the iconic Paris bookstore that published James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in 1922, is appealing to readers for support after pandemic-linked losses and France's spring coronavirus lockdown put the future of the Left Bank inst
Museums face calls to better represent people of colour

Museums face calls to better represent people of colour

INDIANAPOLIS — As young as 5 years old, La Tanya Autry loved visiting local museums like the Detroit Institute of Art with her mom. She relished the shows, dances and plays she saw there. But as she walked through their halls, she felt a disconnect.
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