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From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case

From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case

A B.C. teen has a suspected case of H5N1 avian flu — the first known human to acquire the virus in Canada. The provincial government said on the weekend that B.C.
Indigenous artist Nico Williams wins Sobey Art Award

Indigenous artist Nico Williams wins Sobey Art Award

OTTAWA — Aamjiwnaang First Nation artist Nico Williams is taking home Canada's richest prize for contemporary visual artist.
Book Review: A new book about cult favorite Eve Babitz throws shade on reputation of Joan Didion

Book Review: A new book about cult favorite Eve Babitz throws shade on reputation of Joan Didion

An entire generation of literary-minded women has not stopped telling itself stories influenced by master storyteller Joan Didion.
Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Ah, the Christmas movie. That old chestnut.
First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov.
WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

LONDON (AP) — Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” the World Health Organization said on Monday, even as the virus continues to increase in other areas of the count
Book Review: Reader would be 'Damn Glad' to pick up a copy of actor Tim Matheson's new memoir

Book Review: Reader would be 'Damn Glad' to pick up a copy of actor Tim Matheson's new memoir

Tim Matheson has portrayed a president and vice president. A police officer and military officer. And more than a few doctors. He's worked with Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Jackie Gleason, Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell and Steven Spielberg.
Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

Mattel says it 'deeply' regrets misprint on 'Wicked' dolls packaging that links to porn site

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
Book Review: 'Those Opulent Days' is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina

Book Review: 'Those Opulent Days' is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina

It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina was occupied and exploited by French colonizers. It’s also unusual that such a novel would be a whodunit murder mystery.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23: Nov. 17: Singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is 83. Movie director Martin Scorsese is 82. Actor Lauren Hutton is 81. Actor-director Danny DeVito is 80.
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