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Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?

Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic? In a recent travel update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes it clear: Staying home is the best way to protect yourself against the coronavirus.
Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There's good reason

Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There's good reason

TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S.
Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector

Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector

MONTREAL — Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 46-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city’s famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide.
Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr.
"Toothless Cindy" raps on Colombian buses to make ends meet

"Toothless Cindy" raps on Colombian buses to make ends meet

BOGOTA — With her pink cardigan and thick glasses, “Toothless Cindy” is becoming a musical sensation on Colombian public transport.
Peter Mansbridge says U.S. election shows media has "more work to do" to build trust

Peter Mansbridge says U.S. election shows media has "more work to do" to build trust

TORONTO — Veteran journalist Peter Mansbridge says media organizations will have to "really look hard" at the way they do their jobs, after another U.S. presidential election that caught many newsrooms off-guard.
'Emotional support Canadians' extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans

'Emotional support Canadians' extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans

To Americans in need of a little comfort while anticipating the results of the last night's election: Canada's got you covered. Social media users are volunteering to be "emotional support Canadians" to their southern neighbours as the anxiety of U.
Review: With Kylie’s latest album, ‘DISCO’ days aren’t over

Review: With Kylie’s latest album, ‘DISCO’ days aren’t over

Kylie Minogue, “DISCO" (BMG) It’s always a sure thing with Kylie Minogue — fun and great grooves that is.
Lesley Manville flexes new muscles in thriller 'Let Him Go'

Lesley Manville flexes new muscles in thriller 'Let Him Go'

Lesley Manville doesn’t show up until about halfway through the slow-burn, '60s-set Western “Let Him Go," but the arrival of the platinum blonde Blanche Weboy is worth the wait.
Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category

Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category

NEW YORK — The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music album, an attempt to find “a more relevant, modern and inclusive term.
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