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Advocates want governments to better support youth leaving foster care amid pandemic

Advocates want governments to better support youth leaving foster care amid pandemic

Advocates for youth in government care are calling on the provinces and territories to continue supporting those who are aging out of the child welfare system and trying to make it on their own during the pandemic.
Review: A moody and unsettling lo-fi dream in 'Come True'

Review: A moody and unsettling lo-fi dream in 'Come True'

The murky and illogical territory of dreams and nightmares has always provided fertile ground for filmmakers. Not only can your imagination run wild on screen, but there’s even less of an expectation that it make any sense in the end.
Complaints pour in over Morgan's comments, including from Meghan herself

Complaints pour in over Morgan's comments, including from Meghan herself

LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has reportedly complained to Britain's ITV about presenter Piers Morgan's comments on her interview with Oprah Winfrey. That's according to the channel's news operation. The U.K.
Review: Lake Street Dive soar on new album 'Obviously'

Review: Lake Street Dive soar on new album 'Obviously'

Lake Street Dive, “Obviously” (Nonesuch Records) Lake Street Dive's seventh studio album takes its name from the first word in the first song — “Obviously.” Here's another thing that's obvious: You need to make this band part of your life.
Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years

Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years

LONDON — The global community will find out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of a World Health Organization-led investigation into the pandemic's origins said on Wednesday.
A homebound year has meant rethinking our rooms, belongings

A homebound year has meant rethinking our rooms, belongings

In normal times, new trends in home design and home decorating bubble up simply because it’s time for something different. A few years of bold colour and homeowners start painting things gray.
Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May

Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May

MOBILE, Ala. — Its 2021 Mardi Gras celebration all but a bust because of the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Mobile is considering staging a Carnival-style parade in May after the state's mandatory face mask rule expires.
'Anne at 13,000 Ft' wins $100,000 Canadian film prize from Toronto film critics

'Anne at 13,000 Ft' wins $100,000 Canadian film prize from Toronto film critics

TORONTO — The Toronto Film Critics Association has given "Anne at 13,000 Ft" this year's $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.
Review: In 'Yes Day,' kids get their way for 24 hours

Review: In 'Yes Day,' kids get their way for 24 hours

Like an innocuous kid version of “The Purge,” Miguel Arteta's “Yes Day” imagines an annual 24-hour holiday of lawlessness.
Man who bilked 'black-ish' star in romance con sentenced

Man who bilked 'black-ish' star in romance con sentenced

LOS ANGELES — A man who romanced three women, including “black-ish” star Jenifer Lewis, in order to con them out of money for his phoney businesses was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison.
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