National Lifestyle

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday.

NEW YORK — Longtime broadcast news executive William J.

TORONTO — A recent survey of about 1,000 Canadians suggests heavy drinking is highest among younger people and those worried about personal finances due to the pandemic.

“Red Dress in Black & White,” by Elliot Ackerman (Alfred A. Knopf) If you know your Bosphorus from phosphorus and Gezi Park means something to you, you’ll probably love Elliot Ackerman’s new novel.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 31-June 6: May 31: Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 90. Singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary is 82. Keyboardist Augie Meyers of the Texas Tornadoes and the Sir Douglas Quintet is 80.

“I feel like such an idiot.” It’s something I’ve said more than once as I crumble in the face of a money mistake.

A sociologist whose work with marginalized communities has made her one of Canada's leading women's health advocates is among this year's winners of the $100,000 Killam Prize.

TORONTO — CBC's flagship newscast "The National" and the documentary "The Accountant of Auschwitz" were the big winners on the first night of virtual presentations from the Canadian Screen Awards on Monday.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — I won’t be visiting Adam this Memorial Day weekend. COVID-19 is seeing to that. Since 2010 I have visited section 60, grave 8397 of Arlington National Cemetery nearly every Memorial Day weekend.

WASHINGTON — Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.