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Cold and flu medication shortage across Canada is a 'wake-up call,' pharmacists say

Cold and flu medication shortage across Canada is a 'wake-up call,' pharmacists say

TORONTO — Around Christmastime, Wendle Beaton was trying to find cold medication for her adult son in Brampton, Ont.
Filmmaker and sculptor Michael Snow, who 'demolished boundaries' of art, dies at 94

Filmmaker and sculptor Michael Snow, who 'demolished boundaries' of art, dies at 94

TORONTO — Interdisciplinary artist Michael Snow, known in Canada and internationally for his abstract painting, public sculptures and the experimental 1967 film "Wavelength," has died.
Crime worries underpin celebration as Carnival season begins

Crime worries underpin celebration as Carnival season begins

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans kicked off its annual Carnival season Friday, a weekslong celebration of joyous street parties, lavish balls and colorful parades — complicated this year by concerns over crime and a depleted police force that last year
Delta says free Wi-Fi coming to many US flights next month

Delta says free Wi-Fi coming to many US flights next month

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced Thursday at the CES technology trade show.
Don't sweat it; still a chance to win $940M Mega Millions

Don't sweat it; still a chance to win $940M Mega Millions

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players whose numbers didn't hit or who forgot to even buy a ticket will have another shot at a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions prize when a drawing is held Friday night.
CES 2023: Startups aim to reduce global food waste

CES 2023: Startups aim to reduce global food waste

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine art of deciding when to eat them.
'RuPaul's Drag Race' cast push back against hate, threats

'RuPaul's Drag Race' cast push back against hate, threats

NEW YORK (AP) — As the cast of “RuPaul's Drag Race” celebrated the new season, they credited the show's creator with popularizing drag and expressed concern about the protests and threats to the performance style at the heart of the long-running seri
Con artist pleads guilty in phishing plot that duped authors

Con artist pleads guilty in phishing plot that duped authors

NEW YORK (AP) — A yearslong saga that ensnared the publishing world culminated in a New York courtroom Friday when a con artist pleaded guilty to a plot that defrauded scores of authors by duping them into handing over hundreds of unpublished manuscr
US approves Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows disease

US approves Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
Multiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot

Multiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted near where rapper French Montana was filming a music video late Thursday, leaving several wounded in a South Florida strip mall parking lot. He was not injured.
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