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VMedia launches live, on-demand streaming TV service

VMedia launches live, on-demand streaming TV service

TORONTO — Independent internet service provider VMedia has launched its own live, on-demand streaming service.
Dive In: Canadian swimmer Savard makes acting debut in Cannes-selected film

Dive In: Canadian swimmer Savard makes acting debut in Cannes-selected film

Canada's Katerine Savard approached her first acting performance with an intensity normally reserved for a big swim meet. It paid off in her debut appearance in "Nadia, Butterfly," a film that was named an official Cannes 2020 selection this week.
Kanye West attends Chicago protest, donates $2M to victims

Kanye West attends Chicago protest, donates $2M to victims

Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries' transition online

Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries' transition online

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah — Wearing dress shirts, ties and name tags, three missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sit around the kitchen table inside a Utah apartment planning how they'll spread their gospel that day.
Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds

Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds

Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug because it’s clear it isn’t helping.
VIRUS DIARY: A cancer survivor takes comfort in her piano

VIRUS DIARY: A cancer survivor takes comfort in her piano

NEW YORK — Since mid-March, when my NYC friends and I began sheltering at home, my piano has been a big source of comfort. I pound out the keys to Broadway tunes ("On My Own" from “Les Miserables”) and classical music (Rachmaninoff and Haydn).
VIRUS DIARY: A cancer survivor takes comfort in her piano

VIRUS DIARY: A cancer survivor takes comfort in her piano

NEW YORK — Since mid-March, when my NYC friends and I began sheltering at home, my piano has been a big source of comfort. I pound out the keys to Broadway tunes ("On My Own" from “Les Miserables”) and classical music (Rachmaninoff and Haydn).
New York Times says senator’s op-ed didn’t meet standards

New York Times says senator’s op-ed didn’t meet standards

NEW YORK — In an embarrassing about-face, The New York Times said Thursday that an opinion piece it ran by U.S. Sen.
Spain: Composers Williams, Morricone honoured for film scores

Spain: Composers Williams, Morricone honoured for film scores

MADRID — A Spanish foundation on Friday awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams for their film work.
St. Catharines naming Lakeside Park pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil Peart

St. Catharines naming Lakeside Park pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil Peart

TORONTO — The city of St. Catharines, Ont., is naming a local pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil Peart and considering other ways to honour his legacy.
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