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A surge in COVID-19 cases across countries in the Northern Hemisphere is causing concern for global health authorities, given that these regions usually witness a peak in respiratory illnesses during the winter months. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations … Read more

For former TV writer Patty Lin, working on the smash sitcom Friends wasn’t the “dream job” she expected it to be. In her upcoming memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood, Lin said the star-studded cast of Friends — including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry — would “deliberately tank” jokes, knowing it would … Read more

New research from the Ontario Medical Association has found male specialists get more referrals and higher billings, leading to a noticeable gender pay gap between male and female physicians. Research published by the association found that male specialists earned almost five per cent more for each referral and disproportionately more referrals than their female counterparts. … Read more

Controlling the distribution of music — and thus making sure composers get paid for their labour and talent — has been a problem that dates back to the invention of the printing press. In 1498, less than 50 years after Johannes Gutenberg revealed the printing press, a savvy entrepreneur named Ottaviano Petrucci received a patent … Read more

Canadian school food program operators are seeing the highest demand ever as children prepare to go back to school. They say it points to the urgent need for a national school food policy. The Breakfast Club of Canada and The Coalition for Healthy School Food say the growing demand for school food programs is largely … Read more

By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 25, 2023 9:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died “unexpectedly,” according to an article on the WWE website that did not mention a … Read more

As the race to the Moon heats up again, new space research may help in the prevention and treatment of bone diseases. A Canadian study published in Nature Communications on Aug. 9 suggested that the human body can recover from bone loss by using fat stored in the bone marrow tissue. Researchers at The Ottawa … Read more

Divorce proceedings between Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner are getting more heated. In new court documents obtained by People Magazine, Baumgartner, 49, asked Costner to provide any and all financial records relating to an extramarital affair. In the documents filed Monday in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Baumgartner requested Costner, 68, … Read more

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta woman who tried to take her fight over COVID vaccine requirements for organ transplants all the way to the Supreme Court has died. The former lawyer for Sheila Annette Lewis confirmed her death Friday. “Ms. Lewis was a real true believer in fighting for personal … Read more

The producers of The Crown have promised they’ve “delicately” depicted the death of Princess Diana in an episode in the show’s upcoming season. Speaking onstage at the Edinburgh TV Festival, executive producer Suzanne Mackie said the show’s crew have done their best to handle the portrayal in a caring manner. “The show might be big … Read more