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Big city, big worry: Pressure mounting to close NYC schools
March 13, 2020 - 1:41 PM

NEW YORK - Calls to close the nation's biggest public school system grew Friday in a subdued New York City, where the coronavirus has already turned the lights out on Broadway and shuttered big gathering spots from art museums to Carnegie Hall.
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September 25, 2019 - 12:06 AM

A SPOONFUL LESS SUGAR, TAD MORE FAT: US DIETS STILL LACKING
Canadian Apollo 11 surgeon readies for 'last hurrah' of 50th landing anniversary
July 11, 2019 - 12:05 PM

TORONTO - Dr. William Carpentier has celebrated several milestone moon-landing anniversaries, but this year feels different, he says.
Screenwriters can play key role in gender parity, actors say
June 24, 2019 - 7:00 AM

LOS ANGELES - Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight.
Banting painting of lab where insulin was discovered sells for more than $300K
November 22, 2018 - 7:28 AM

TORONTO - Canadian Nobel Prize-winning scientist Frederick Banting has added yet another accomplishment to his illustrious resume — this time, posthumously, as an artist.
'A piece of history': Banting painting depicts lab where insulin was discovered
October 03, 2018 - 8:56 AM

TORONTO - A painting up for auction provides an intimate look at the site of one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century — as rendered by one of its discoverers.
Minnesota prosecutor won't file charges in Prince's death
April 19, 2018 - 9:55 AM

MINNEAPOLIS - The prosecutor in the Minnesota county where Prince died said Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed in the musician's death, effectively ending the state's two-year investigation into how Prince got the fentanyl that killed him.
Judge in Prince's estate case authorizes DNA testing
May 06, 2016 - 3:37 PM

CHASKA, Minn. - The judge overseeing the Prince estate case has authorized genetic testing on a sample of his blood in case it's necessary to determine who's entitled to shares of the estate.
Experts weigh in after Chris Hyndman's mother's 'sleepwalking' suggestion
August 06, 2015 - 2:03 PM

TORONTO - A mother's suggestion that her son, TV personality Chris Hyndman, plunged to his death while sleepwalking has shone a light on the dangers associated with the disorder.
Synth-pop pioneer who wrote 'She Blinded Me With Science' now a professor at Johns Hopkins
September 03, 2014 - 9:40 AM

BALTIMORE - Before composing his 1982 synth-pop hit "She Blinded Me With Science," Thomas Dolby sketched out the story line for the music video. That's not just rock-and-roll trivia — it's one of the experiences Dolby can lean on as he teaches film and music students at Johns Hopkins University, a school known more for medical science and research than the arts.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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Entertainment News

Big city, big worry: Pressure mounting to close NYC schools

AM Prep-Cooler Copy

Canadian Apollo 11 surgeon readies for 'last hurrah' of 50th landing anniversary

Screenwriters can play key role in gender parity, actors say

Banting painting of lab where insulin was discovered sells for more than $300K

'A piece of history': Banting painting depicts lab where insulin was discovered

Minnesota prosecutor won't file charges in Prince's death

Judge in Prince's estate case authorizes DNA testing

Experts weigh in after Chris Hyndman's mother's 'sleepwalking' suggestion

Synth-pop pioneer who wrote 'She Blinded Me With Science' now a professor at Johns Hopkins

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