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Many Canadian film and TV productions held up by lack of COVID-19 insurance

Many Canadian film and TV productions held up by lack of COVID-19 insurance

TORONTO — Reduced crowd scenes. Fewer people on set. COVID-19 testing. Handwashing stations.
Historian Charles King wins Francis Parkman Prize

Historian Charles King wins Francis Parkman Prize

NEW YORK — Charles King's “Gods of the Upper Air,” a group biography on such groundbreaking anthropologists as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston, has received a prominent history award.
'One Tree Hill' stars ask fans to help fire N.C. professor

'One Tree Hill' stars ask fans to help fire N.C. professor

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Celebrities from the former hit TV show “One Tree Hill,” are calling on a university in North Carolina to remove one of its professors after he called the state’s governor “Massa Cooper” on Twitter.
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call

Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking after people close to them during the coronavirus pandemic. As part of Carers Week in the U.K.
Stolen Banksy honouring Bataclan victims found in Italy

Stolen Banksy honouring Bataclan victims found in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy — Italian authorities on Thursday unveiled a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
Pharrell Williams proposes Virginia Black Lives Matter art

Pharrell Williams proposes Virginia Black Lives Matter art

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach is considering painting Black Lives Matter down its oceanfront boardwalk after Grammy-winning musician Pharrell Williams supported the idea on social media.
Nurses' musical voices give comfort in midst of pandemic

Nurses' musical voices give comfort in midst of pandemic

NASHVILLE — Providing palliative care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center can be taxing for nurses trying to extend and improve the lives of seriously ill patients.
Canada participation rates of girls in sport still lag behind boys

Canada participation rates of girls in sport still lag behind boys

TORONTO — Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan battled body-image issues as a teenager.
Moderna on track for large COVID-19 vaccine test in July

Moderna on track for large COVID-19 vaccine test in July

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer announced Thursday — a long-awaited step in the global vaccine race.
Coronavirus survivor in US receives double lung transplant

Coronavirus survivor in US receives double lung transplant

Surgeons in Chicago have given a new set of lungs to a young woman with severe lung damage from the coronavirus. Only a few other COVID-19 survivors, in China and Europe, have received lung transplants.
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