National Lifestyle

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It was a busy Taco Tuesday at Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Anchorage, Alaska — a blessing these days at any restaurant — when a guy at a table with three buddies wanted to chat with their waitress.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An ambulance whisked Carol Todecheene from her house in late March as some of her 13 rescue dogs barked and neighbours stood in their yards wondering what was wrong.

TORONTO — A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Canadian stage icon who died from COVID-19 in July, is set to air on a new streaming platform tonight. The tribute, which is free to watch via Broadway On Demand at 7 p.m.

TORONTO — When the Toronto International Film Festival unfurls its red carpets each year, executives at Visa expect moviegoers in the hundreds of thousands to see the credit card company's name in glowing lights, but in the midst of a global pandemic

NEW YORK — The sights and sounds of one of the world's largest celebrations of Caribbean culture will be virtual this Labor Day, as New York City's West Indian American Day Parade joins the ranks of the other major events turned upside-down by the co

VANCOUVER — Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon as an immunization program begins but she's worried about how public health officials will deal with any overcrowding at clinics to reduce transmission of C

PHOENIX — Samuel Lavi knew he'd have to find unique ways to stay connected to refugee families when the coronavirus pandemic shut down Valencia Newcomer School.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Well before the sun rises and then again after school, Arrissa Swails feeds and waters her goats, fancy chickens and three dairy cows. There’s another trip to the barn at night to hustle the chickens into their coop.

TORONTO — The pandemic-tailored Toronto International Film Festival may be slimmer with star-free streets this year. But the Sept.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has unveiled a list of nearly 50 educational institutions that have had at least one COVID-19 case in the past week.