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Pandemic pushes ballet school and students into new creative realms

Pandemic pushes ballet school and students into new creative realms

Canada's National Ballet School found itself facing some unique challenges as it prepared to launch its audition process this month amid a global pandemic.
Long-term care study credits fewer COVID deaths in B.C. than Ont. to funding, policy

Long-term care study credits fewer COVID deaths in B.C. than Ont. to funding, policy

TORONTO — A new study says quicker, more decisive action against COVID-19 in British Columbia is one of the reasons the province has suffered far fewer long-term care deaths than Ontario.
Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction

Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction

One of COVID-19's scariest mysteries is why some people are mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die — and scientists are starting to unravel why.
Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78

Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78

NASHVILLE — Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” has died. He was 78.
Shawn Mendes drops clues for his fans as he announces new album and single "Wonder"

Shawn Mendes drops clues for his fans as he announces new album and single "Wonder"

TORONTO — Shawn Mendes has locked in a date for "Wonder," the title of his new single and upcoming fourth studio album. The pop singer from Pickering, Ont.
Kenzo gets the buzz at bee-themed Paris Fashion Week show

Kenzo gets the buzz at bee-themed Paris Fashion Week show

PARIS — A hybrid Paris Fashion Week continued Wednesday featuring a stand out live runway show from socially-distanced Kenzo, but no sign of any A-list celebrities.
Argentine cartoonist Quino, creator of 'Mafalda' comic, dies

Argentine cartoonist Quino, creator of 'Mafalda' comic, dies

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Joaquín Salvador Lavado, an Argentine cartoonist better known as “Quino? whose satirical comic strip about a socially conscious girl named Mafalda with a loathing for soup,found fans across Latin America, Europe and beyond,
Director Schele Williams is writing book on enslavement

Director Schele Williams is writing book on enslavement

NEW YORK — Broadway director Schele Williams is working on a book for young people about the history of enslavement.
Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country

Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country

NASHVILLE — The record that turned Shania Twain from a struggling singer-songwriter from Canada into a global superstar also changed country music for years to come.
Canadian thriller 'Trickster,' horror classics among October streaming highlights

Canadian thriller 'Trickster,' horror classics among October streaming highlights

Halloween festivities are largely off the table this October, but the biggest streaming platforms are here with some pretty scary backup plans.
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