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Butler's prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death
NEW YORK - Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the book was called "Dawn," the story of a black woma...
May 07, 2020
US consumer borrowing fell for first time since 2011
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing fell in March for the first time in more than eight years, with the category covering credit cards dropping by the largest amount in over three decades, the Federa...
May 07, 2020
La Scala opens virtual tour during coronavirus lockdown
Milan's famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & Culture, with serendipitous timing as theatres throughout ...
May 07, 2020
MS Walk will be virtual this year
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk will still happen this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.According to a media release from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, May marks MS Awareness Month, and...
May 07, 2020 This photo is from a MS Walk in Prince Albert from 2013. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Ottawa adds to protections for endangered southern resident killer whales
VANCOUVER - Expanded protections for endangered southern resident killer whales off British Columbia's coast focus on contaminants, noise, physical disturbances and accessibility of chinook ...
May 07, 2020
Habs star Price sends support to boys who lost parents in NS mass shooting
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has reached out to give support two boys who lost their parents during the Nova Scotia mass shooting last month Price sent a heartfelt video message to 11-yea...
May 07, 2020
UFC relying on hefty health and safety blueprint for trio of Florida shows
The UFC returns to action Saturday after a two-month absence with the first of three shows in Jacksonville, Fla. - working off a hefty health, safety and operations manual in the face of COVID-19...
May 07, 2020
AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that bec...
May 07, 2020
Saskatchewan wildfires expected to be 'fairly active this year'
While the wildfire season is off to a slow start in the province, it could soon heat up.A spokesperson with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is warning the conditions for the next two months are prim...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioners from across the country are warning of potential risks associated with government COVID-19 apps used to trace the movements of Canadians. Some provinces have already int...
May 07, 2020