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Bad news overload: pandemic blurs line between informing public and feeding anxiety

Bad news overload: pandemic blurs line between informing public and feeding anxiety

Scrolling through social media for COVID-19 updates has become a precarious activity for some Canadians, with news of the worsening pandemic becoming harder to escape.
Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort

Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort

BERLIN — Germany, home to the Autobahn and a powerful motor industry, wants its citizens to spend less time driving and more time cycling to help save the planet.
A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge

A farmer to chefs reveals his deep vegetable knowledge

NEW YORK — Despite thousands of years of humans working the soil, there are still things to learn. Just ask Farmer Lee Jones about the beet leaves. The Ohio-based farmer had planted too many beets and the surplus was dumped in a pile in a cooler.
Spain: Parted couple overcome pain of pandemic through glass

Spain: Parted couple overcome pain of pandemic through glass

BARCELONA, Spain — Since the coronavirus pandemic struck Spain, a glass pane has separated Xavier Antó and Carmen Panzano for the first prolonged period of the couple’s 65-year marriage.
NatGeo's ‘Secrets of the Whales’ surfaces little-known facts

NatGeo's ‘Secrets of the Whales’ surfaces little-known facts

NEW YORK — When a killer whale slowly circled back toward wildlife photographer Brian Skerry in the middle of the ocean after discarding the giant sting ray it was devouring, panic is not what came to mind: “Part of my brain is thinking, ‘I can’t bel
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors

Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors

The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts. We’re not talking about screens, which we’ve all been glued to during the pandemic.
Don’t let self-care sabotage your savings

Don’t let self-care sabotage your savings

Don’t worry, this article won’t tell you to forgo every face scrub and cappuccino that calls your name and only spend money on survival needs. Of course, you should treat yourself and practice self-care, particularly during a nightmarish pandemic.
Edmunds: 5 smart ways to use your tax return on a car

Edmunds: 5 smart ways to use your tax return on a car

T axe season will be coming to a close later than usual this year, due to the May 17 extended deadline.
Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email

Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email

LOS ANGELES — A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a “hate movement.
Three dead after snowmobiles go through ice in northern Saskatchewan

Three dead after snowmobiles go through ice in northern Saskatchewan

STANLEY MISSION, Sask. — A man and two women have been found dead in northern Saskatchewan after the group went across some ice on two snowmobiles.
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