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Bike repair wait times stretch for months amid parts shortage due to COVID

Bike repair wait times stretch for months amid parts shortage due to COVID

One year to get a 12-speed chain. Five hundred days for a new saddle. And up to a two year wait until certain bike models come back in stock.
Canadian Anne Carson among PEN achievement award winners

Canadian Anne Carson among PEN achievement award winners

NEW YORK — Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson and Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe are among this year's winners of PEN America awards for career achievement.
Underappreciated cacao shines in Dark Chocolate Tahini Cups

Underappreciated cacao shines in Dark Chocolate Tahini Cups

Oded Brenner is a modern-day Willy Wonka. In the 1990s, he co-created an international chocolate empire, Max Brenner Chocolate, that includes a 7,000-square-foot emporium on Broadway in New York City.
Dionne Brand, Canisia Lubrin among Windham-Campbell Prize winners

Dionne Brand, Canisia Lubrin among Windham-Campbell Prize winners

NEW YORK — Canadian writers Dionne Brand and Canisia Lubrin are among this year's winners of Windham-Campbell Prizes, which provide US$165,000 for each recipient to focus on work "independent of financial concerns.
Fox News meteorologist Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic

Fox News meteorologist Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic

NEW YORK — To Fox News Channel’s Janice Dean, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a liar and a criminal. He blames others for his “disastrous decisions.” He needs to resign — no, that’s not enough.
Vivian Gornick, 7 others win Windham-Campbell Prizes

Vivian Gornick, 7 others win Windham-Campbell Prizes

NEW YORK — Playwright Michael R.
The ubiquitous orchid: A pandemic project with surprises

The ubiquitous orchid: A pandemic project with surprises

Not so long ago, orchids were regarded as rare and exotic. But these days, thanks to new propagation techniques, certain varieties are mass-produced.
Three rising artists each receive $10K as New Generation Photography Award winners

Three rising artists each receive $10K as New Generation Photography Award winners

Three up-and-coming Canadian artists will receive $10,000 apiece and exposure as the winners of this year's New Generation Photography Award. Dustin Brons of Vancouver; Chris Donovan of Saint John, N.B.; and Dainesha Nugent-Palache of Brampton, Ont.
Millennial Money: Bust gender bias and balance work at home

Millennial Money: Bust gender bias and balance work at home

No matter how modern opposite-sex couples can be in their views on equality, old habits die hard. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this abundantly clear to parents who already struggled to find balance.
Colorado baker sued again over alleged LGBTQ bias

Colorado baker sued again over alleged LGBTQ bias

DENVER — A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another lawsuit, this one involving a birthday cake for a transgender woman.
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