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Insurance embraces digital innovation
It's easier than ever to get the protection you need.For many Canadians, buying insurance might summon unappealing thoughts of invasive medical tests, complicated forms and long wait times for approva...
Feb 22, 2021

In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream
NEW YORK - The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung's Arkansas-set family drama, "Minari," land is something more than a setting. It's a future. It's a dre...
Feb 22, 2021

Supreme Court won't halt Trump tax record turnover
WASHINGTON - In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is declining to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court's ac...
Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...
Feb 22, 2021

William says hospitalized grandfather Prince Philip is 'OK'
LONDON - Prince William said Monday that his grandfather, Prince Philip, is "OK" as the 99-year-old royal consort remains in a London hospital for rest and observation. William was asked about Philip ...
Feb 22, 2021

Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES - A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the centre of the college admissions scandal that sent actors Felicity Huffm...
Feb 22, 2021

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's art book hits bookstores
WARSAW, Poland - The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author. "The Lost Soul," which comes out this week in the U.S.,...
Feb 22, 2021

RCMP officers save stranded snowmobilers
Imagine being stranded in the middle of the woods in northern Saskatchewan, soaking wet during a frosty -18 C evening.That was exactly the situation for two men who were out snowmobiling between Meado...
Feb 22, 2021

New child psychiatrist sets up in Prince Albert
Child and youth psychiatry is very much in need in Canada and now Prince Albert is welcoming the return of a specialist at Victoria Hospital.Newly recruited child psychiatrist Dr. Randy Zbuk told paNO...
Feb 22, 2021

Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA - Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report....
Feb 22, 2021