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TORONTO — The sound of Nicole Odermatt's son gasping for air woke her just after midnight. The Cambridge, Ont., mom immediately recognized an attack of croup, which the six-year-old had faced several times before.

TORONTO — The sound of Nicole Odermatt's son gasping for air woke her just after midnight. The Cambridge, Ont., mom immediately recognized an attack of croup, which the six-year-old had faced several times before.

TORONTO — The CBC says it's gradually restoring the local supper-hour TV news it recently shelved.

TORONTO — After a whirlwind few days was capped with the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021, CBC Sports & Olympics executive director Chris Wilson can breathe a little easier.

Mark Erelli, “Blindsided" (Soundly Music) Americana singer-songwriter Mark Erelli has turned things up a notch.

Béla Fleck, “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” (Craft Recordings) Béla Fleck has built his unparalleled career expanding both what it means to be a banjo player and what banjo music can or should be.

WASHINGTON — Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could have allowed it to block competition and boost profits for its treatment.

Jessie Reyez, “Before Love Came to Kill Us" (FMLY/Island Records) Jessie Reyez might be petite, but she's a monster. We didn't say that. She did, on her official debut album. But she memorably adds a certain expletive before the word “monster.

“My Sister: How One Sibling’s Transition Changed Us Both,” Bold Type Books, by Selenis Leyva and Marizol Leyva In alternating chapters, Selenis Leyva of “Orange is the New Black” and her sister, Marizol Leyva, tell the heart-wrenching story of Marizo

NEW YORK — Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on “Top Chef,” won “Top Chef Masters” and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday of complications from the coronavirus, his company said in a statement. He was 59.