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Calgary company begins clinical trials for Canadian-made COVID vaccine candidate

Calgary company begins clinical trials for Canadian-made COVID vaccine candidate

A prospective COVID-19 vaccine touted as a made-in-Canada response has begun human clinical trials in Toronto, and the company says it's already preparing a followup that will target more infectious variants.
Environmental groups applaud Loblaw's commitment to phase out receipts with phenol

Environmental groups applaud Loblaw's commitment to phase out receipts with phenol

TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. is winning praise from a coalition of environmental, health and labour groups for its commitment to stop using receipt paper that contains a potentially dangerous chemical.
With many hungry for content, Sundance market heats up

With many hungry for content, Sundance market heats up

Three years ago, filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West got a dream Sundance debut. They premiered their film “RBG” to a sold-out crowd with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg not only in attendance but seeing it for the first time.

Two CBS execs shelved pending diversity investigation

NEW YORK — CBS has placed two top executives on administrative leave as it investigates charges of a hostile work environment for women and minorities at news operations in some of its largest individual stations.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids lead first-ever International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards nominees

Snotty Nose Rez Kids lead first-ever International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards nominees

Haisla Nation duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are leading nominees at the first-ever International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show.
Who really had the album of the year? Emily Lazar did.

Who really had the album of the year? Emily Lazar did.

NEW YORK — Chris Martin admits that Coldplay’s latest album could have sounded terrible if it wasn’t for one person — mastering engineer Emily Lazar.
Gretzky memorabilia among items from museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., up for auction

Gretzky memorabilia among items from museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., up for auction

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A jersey, puck and stick signed by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky are among Ontario museum items up for auction. The 42-year-old a Guinness World Records Museum in Niagara Falls permanently closed in September.
Turkmen ruler establishes holiday to honour local dog breed

Turkmen ruler establishes holiday to honour local dog breed

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan's autocratic leader has established a national holiday to honour the local dog breed, media reports said Tuesday.
Review: A military writer topples the Robert E. Lee statue

Review: A military writer topples the Robert E. Lee statue

“Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause,” by Ty Seidule (St. Martin’s Press) Few authors can say they have lived their story with quite the same authority as Ty Seidule, retired U.S.
Mossimo Giannulli loses bid to finish prison term at home

Mossimo Giannulli loses bid to finish prison term at home

BOSTON — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli’s request to serve the remaining three months of his prison term in the college admissions bribery scheme at home was denied Tuesday by a federal judge.
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