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Sunflowers: Popular, native and, for some, newly meaningful

Sunflowers: Popular, native and, for some, newly meaningful

The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native Americans dating back to at least 1,000 B.C.
Review: In 'Happening,' a riveting abortion drama

Review: In 'Happening,' a riveting abortion drama

“Happening,” Audrey Diwan's Golden Lion-winner at last year's Venice Film Festival , is set in 1963 France but the period detail isn't prominent.
Powerful French abortion drama ‘Happening’ lands in US

Powerful French abortion drama ‘Happening’ lands in US

It’s 1963 in France and Anne is an ambitious, 23-year-old college student who becomes pregnant. She doesn't want to be. She's not ready to be a mother. But abortion isn’t legal in the country and won’t be for another 12 years.
Instacart adds Metro and Giant Tiger to app as it aims to spur easing pandemic demand

Instacart adds Metro and Giant Tiger to app as it aims to spur easing pandemic demand

Grocery delivery startup Instacart is adding more Canadian stores to its app as it expands despite mounting competition, rising inflation and easing demand.
Nunavut Inuit 25 per cent more likely to face complications after surgery: study

Nunavut Inuit 25 per cent more likely to face complications after surgery: study

A study from an Ottawa hospital suggests that Nunavut Inuit are 25 per cent more likely to experience complications after surgery than non-Inuit patients, a result researchers say may be because of barriers to timely and culturally sensitive health c
The Kids in the Hall are back and getting along. 'This time we're not lying'

The Kids in the Hall are back and getting along. 'This time we're not lying'

TORONTO — It seems the Kids are all right.
Millennial Money: A loved one owes you money. Now what?

Millennial Money: A loved one owes you money. Now what?

Your sibling asked you to cover their rent for a couple of months while they were between jobs. Or maybe you loaned a friend a few hundred bucks for a car repair they couldn’t afford. You’d do anything to help those you love. And you did.
Czech arts collector, patron Meda Mladkova dies at 102

Czech arts collector, patron Meda Mladkova dies at 102

PRAGUE (AP) — Meda Mladkova, a Czech arts collector, patron and historian who was an impassioned promoter of Frantisek Kupka and supported artists in communist Czechoslovakia while she was in exile behind the Iron Curtain, has died. She was 102.
Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth

Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.
Met Gala moment | Red carpet proposal sparks cheers, joy

Met Gala moment | Red carpet proposal sparks cheers, joy

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City love story played out on the Met Gala steps Monday with a proposal.
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