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Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
From Prairies to Bollywood: Record deal shows power of TikTok to get diverse artists noticed
Hitesh Sharma, known as Tesher, was navigating the early days of the pandemic when one of his remix songs went viral, thanks to the social media platform TikTok. He's part of a wave of diverse musicia...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.'s top doctor
Advocates want governments to prioritize vaccinating people with disabilities. Some Canadian provinces plan to do so, but Nova Scotia isn't one of them. The province's chief medical officer of health ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Advocates urge Liberals to cancel 'devastating' cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities
Two organizations that provide accessible reading material to people with reading disabilities have launched a campaign to stop a planned cut to their federal funding.

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
What's an NFT? And why are people suddenly spending millions on them?
Digital assets known as non-fungible tokens or NFTs are the latest red hot investment, drawing millions of dollars in a matter of months. While there are fears that NFTs are yet another bubble, backer...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why winter exercise can be especially hard on the lungs
Chronic cough is a common symptom among cross-country skiers. One Edmonton researcher is trying to understand why and to encourage athletes to protect their lungs from harsh winter air. ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
How home-office video calls are helping to boost art sales
With works ranging from $45 into five figures, gallery says it has had its best sales year yet during the pandemic.

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:38:55 EST
Famed hockey dad Walter Gretzky remembered as family man, proud Canadian
A formal farewell to Walter Gretzky, the famed Canadian hockey patriarch, focused on his faith, his family and his love of the game during a pandemic-adjusted funeral service held in his hometown of ...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 15:59:49 EST
NHL star's mom donates kidney to arena manager who let her boys skate extra hours
Bonnie O'Reilly, mother of NHL player Ryan O'Reilly and AHL star Cal O'Reilly, has donated one of her kidneys to the man who gave her boys extra ice time at the Seaforth, Ont., arena when they were yo...

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Eastern Ontarians get a pricey taste of high-speed internet with Elon Musk's Starlink
Rural Canadians like Darren Boss have signed up for Starlink, the new internet service provided by Elon Musk's U.S.-based SpaceX firm, in the hopes of finally having access to a reliable, high-speed c...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 22:02:08 EST
Dick Smyth, Canadian mainstay of news radio commentary, dies at 86
Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day's topics, has died at 86.

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 11:15:11 EST
Hamilton officer found guilty after journalist arrests resigns, avoiding penalty
Const. Jeff Todoruk arrested two video journalists at the scene of a 2017 crash.

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EST
Why this homeowner accepted the lowest bid in London's hottest market
With the average home price in London, Ont., pegged at more than $600,000, Juliana Aguero knew she was going to have a tough time buying a home after separating from her husband. It was the kindness o...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 09:28:18 EST
Charles Hamelin captures 1,500m world title at short track worlds
Canada's Charles Hamelin secured the 1,500m world title at  at the ISU world short track speed skating championships Saturday in Dordrecht, Netherlands. 

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:00:00 EST
Functioning cellphone returned to owner after nearly 6 months at bottom of Harrison Lake
A Vancouver woman who lost her phone in Harrison Lake in September is shocked and surprised that not only has it been recovered from the lake bottom, but that it still works.

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 07:30:00 EST
Houseplants 'a hot, hot trend,' and a lifeline in the pandemic
Stuck at home for months on end during the pandemic, it seems many people have turned to houseplants for solace.

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 14:04:14 EST
Trudeau says he still has confidence in Sajjan after ombudsman's testimony
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he still has confidence in his defence minister despite the ongoing sexual misconduct scandal in the Canadian military — and testimony from a former ombuds...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EST
Meet the Halifax man who invents new languages, and puts ice cream in his coffee
Linguists usually think about language evolution, not language invention. But not every language mysteriously sparks and evolves over thousands of years. Jamin Johnson, a man living in Halifax, has ni...

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 15:54:33 EST
Texas zoo cancels controversial deal to buy African Lion Safari elephants for $2M
The sale would've separated mother-daughter elephants that normally stay with each other for life.

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EST
Windsor court ruling puts COVID-19 'hoax' belief at centre of custody fight
A family court judge has denied a Windsor man custody of his kids because the man's fervent anti-masking beliefs means he won't take appropriate actions to keep them safe from COVID-19

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 18:36:01 EST
How approval of Johnson & Johnson's 'one and done' COVID-19 vaccine could change Canada's vaccination game
A one-dose COVID-19 vaccine is now approved for use in Canada — and vaccine experts say the shot from Johnson & Johnson could give a major boost to countrywide vaccination efforts while offering a "...



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