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Like the NHL, Electronic Arts forced to adapt to pandemic in making hockey game
TORONTO — Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While the league opted to finish out its season in a bubble, the video game developer moved to remote production.
Nov 5, 2020 8:27 AM
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New kids' series 'Pikwik Pack' puts spotlight on deliveries
NEW YORK — The studio behind the kids’ mega-hit TV show “Paw Patrol” has a new animated series that arrives timed perfectly for a global pandemic: It celebrates delivery people.
Nov 5, 2020 7:45 AM
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Can students booted for breaking COVID-19 rules get refunds?
College students returned this fall to find rigid COVID-19 prevention rules that take away from college’s social appeal. And noncompliance can be costly. Northeastern University, for example, suspended 11 students who broke COVID-19 protocols.
Nov 5, 2020 5:14 AM
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Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic? In a recent travel update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes it clear: Staying home is the best way to protect yourself against the coronavirus.
Nov 5, 2020 1:03 AM
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Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There's good reason
TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S.
Nov 4, 2020 6:57 PM
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Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector
MONTREAL — Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 46-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city’s famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide.
Nov 4, 2020 4:57 PM
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Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense
As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr.
Nov 4, 2020 3:12 PM
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"Toothless Cindy" raps on Colombian buses to make ends meet
BOGOTA — With her pink cardigan and thick glasses, “Toothless Cindy” is becoming a musical sensation on Colombian public transport.
Nov 4, 2020 2:03 PM
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Peter Mansbridge says U.S. election shows media has "more work to do" to build trust
TORONTO — Veteran journalist Peter Mansbridge says media organizations will have to "really look hard" at the way they do their jobs, after another U.S. presidential election that caught many newsrooms off-guard.
Nov 4, 2020 1:43 PM
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'Emotional support Canadians' extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans
To Americans in need of a little comfort while anticipating the results of the last night's election: Canada's got you covered. Social media users are volunteering to be "emotional support Canadians" to their southern neighbours as the anxiety of U.
Nov 4, 2020 12:39 PM
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