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WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available

WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries, saying Tuesday that the pharmaceutical company's deal allowing generic producers to make the drug was i
Geena Davis memoir 'Dying of Politeness' comes out in fall

Geena Davis memoir 'Dying of Politeness' comes out in fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Geena Davis has a memoir coming out this fall, titled “Dying of Politeness,” and described by the actor as her “journey to badassery.
'We can do better': Families urge national autism strategy as report finds care gaps

'We can do better': Families urge national autism strategy as report finds care gaps

The push for Canada to develop a national autism strategy takes another leap forward with the release of a report Tuesday that outlines structural and systemic gaps facing Autistic people and their families.
After nearly two decades, the Juno Awards set return to Edmonton in 2023

After nearly two decades, the Juno Awards set return to Edmonton in 2023

TORONTO — The Junos are set to return to Edmonton next year, marking the second time the city hosts the country's biggest music awards show.
For auction: Marilyn’s clothes, Thor's hammer, Cap’s shield

For auction: Marilyn’s clothes, Thor's hammer, Cap’s shield

It may not be that Marilyn Monroe dress , but several gowns she donned for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other pieces of Hollywood history.
Bono memoir 'Surrender' to be released in November

Bono memoir 'Surrender' to be released in November

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-rumored memoir by Bono, U2's frontman, is coming out Nov. 1. Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that the book, first signed up in 2015 but not officially disclosed at the time, will be called “Surrender.
Wattpad CEO Allen Lau stepping aside, will take on executive adviser role

Wattpad CEO Allen Lau stepping aside, will take on executive adviser role

TORONTO — Wattpad Corp.'s founder says he is stepping away from his chief executive officer role about a year after the company was acquired by a South Korean internet conglomerate.
Millennial Money: Save on family travel without stressing

Millennial Money: Save on family travel without stressing

My family didn’t travel much when I was a kid, but when we did, my parents jumped through hoops to cut costs. On a trip to Disney World, for example, our family of six switched hotels. Every. Night.
Retired bricklayer among six debut novelists vying for $60K prize

Retired bricklayer among six debut novelists vying for $60K prize

TORONTO — A septuagenarian retired bricklayer is among the six debut novelists in the running for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Brian Thomas Isaac, who was born in 1950 on the Okanagan Indian Reserve in southcentral B.C.
Librarians, authors, publishers form anti-book ban coalition

Librarians, authors, publishers form anti-book ban coalition

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers and more than a dozen other organizations have formed a coalition to fight the nationwide wave of book bans and challenges.
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