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Vacation properties see spike in demand as people look for safe getaways

Vacation properties see spike in demand as people look for safe getaways

Like many realtors working Canada's recreational markets, David Jurek says he's seen properties move unusually quickly since the start of COVID-19. The RE/MAX real estate agent in 100 Mile House, B.C.
With dance floors vacant, Canada's nightclub life faces an identity crisis

With dance floors vacant, Canada's nightclub life faces an identity crisis

Paisley Nahanee is longing for those exhilarating club nights, the ones where bumping into a few old friends on the dance floor wasn't considered a health risk.
Silkroad's new face: Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens

Silkroad's new face: Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens

Silkroad, the acclaimed international musical collective with a social conscience, has a new face — and a fresh sense of purpose.
MacDowell retreat experiments with virtual fellowships

MacDowell retreat experiments with virtual fellowships

NEW YORK — Brenda Shaughnessy is a prize-winning poet who speaks reverently of her times spent at MacDowell, the New Hampshire based retreat where for more than a century writers, musicians and visual artists have enjoyed both rural solitude and crea
Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide

Cosmetology students, hairstylists describe a race divide

NEW YORK — After repeatedly being denied service by high-end salons because her hair was perceived as “too difficult” to style, Kanessa Alexander took an unusual step.
Danish prince recovering after France brain surgery

Danish prince recovering after France brain surgery

COPENHAGEN — Prince Joachim, the younger son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who underwent emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain won’t suffer any long-term effects, the royal palace said Tuesday.
Correction: Racial Injustice-Selling Whiter Skin story

Correction: Racial Injustice-Selling Whiter Skin story

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world’s biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: If your husband’s lost interest in you, if your colleagues dismiss you at work, if your talents are ignored, whi
Can you get the coronavirus twice?

Can you get the coronavirus twice?

Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don’t know for sure yet, but they believe it’s unlikely. Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity against a repeat infection.
Hilary Mantel, Anne Tyler among Booker Prize contenders

Hilary Mantel, Anne Tyler among Booker Prize contenders

LONDON — Bestselling British novelist Hilary Mantel and American author Anne Tyler are among 13 writers on a U.S.-dominated list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76

Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76

TOKYO — Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde and colorful work that included flamboyant costumes of the late rock icon David Bowie, has died of leukemia, his company said Monday. He was 76.
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