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“The Echo Wife,” by Sarah Gailey (Tor Books) In Sarah Gailey’s, “The Echo Wife,” Evelyn is a brilliant scientist, revered in the scientific community for the work she has done in cloning.

Smartphone pioneer Jim Balsillie is backing a $60,000 prize to recognize books that advance Canada's public policy debate.

Think the best time to start a business is in a booming economy? Maybe. But some of the biggest business success stories in recent decades actually came from a good idea hatched during a recession. Consider these names: CNN, Uber, Airbnb and Square.

LONDON — The house of Harington and Leslie has an heir. “Game of Thrones” stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington have welcomed a baby boy, their first child together.

An expected influx of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries beginning this week will test provincial deployment plans experts say should have been honed in the unwelcome lull that stalled inoculations across the country.

Sorry kids, but an education expert says a snow day might not be enough to get you out of that test in the era of online learning. Heavy snowfall disrupted the reopening of schools in three COVID-19 hot spots in the Toronto area Tuesday.

Montreal's Stewart Museum is permanently closing its doors under "extremely difficult" financial circumstances.

CALGARY — Media union CWA Canada says comedy educators at The Second City in Canada and the United States have filed for union certification.

TORONTO — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Canada says it is preparing many of its Ontario shops to serve beer and wine in the store. The company says it is planning in-store service of a small selection of Ontario-made beer and wine products.

TORONTO — For Toronto Black Film Festival founder Fabienne Colas, this year's edition feels like it's happening in a different era.