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The scope of the COVID-19 pandemic has left some of Canada's top literary minds grasping for the words to describe our current moment.

Willie Nile, “New York at Night” (River House Records) Not for the first time in his career of over 40 years, Willie Nile finds his muse nearby with “New York At Night,” an album inspired by his adopted city.

Special Consensus, "Chicago Barn Dance” (Compass) Chicago blues is a sound and a brand. Chicago bluegrass has a more obscure history, and the band Special Consensus honours that past on “Chicago Barn Dance.

LONDON — Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.

TORONTO — When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many parts of the screen industry, Toronto filmmaker Barry Avrich was in the middle of making a documentary on Canadian comedy star Howie Mandel.

Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams' online rant that blames the spread of COVID-19 on Chinese meat markets exacerbates harmful stereotypes and disinformation, says an expert on racism in the time of epidemics and pandemics.

1. The 20th Victim by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - 9780316494953 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Camino Winds by John Grisham - 9780385545945 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3.

1. The 20th Victim by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - 9780316494953 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Camino Winds by John Grisham - 9780385545945 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3.

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey, who visited arenas earlier this year on a wellness tour, is bringing the idea to living rooms while people are homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic.