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‘Hamilton’ will return to Toronto, Mirvish tells ticket holders


The goal is to have the Lin-Manuel Miranda music back onstage in Toronto within 18 months.




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How an elite cross-trainer is helping ballet dancers stay fit


Joel Prouty, who works with many of New York’s most elite dancers, is in high demand, both because of and despite the coronavirus pandemic.




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The finest French orchestra in the world? It’s in Canada


COVID-19 has effectively shut down all our orchestras, but thanks to its extensive discography we can still listen to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at home.




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Billie Eilish to host Apple Music radio show with her father


“me & dad radio,” will see the duo spin their favourite songs and intergenerational deep cuts and talk about the music that shaped their lives.




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Documentary shows how Netflix took on the entertainment world — and won


‘Netflix vs. the World’ is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and soon will be available on a number of other digital platforms.




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To Dan Aykroyd, COVID-19 is ‘the closest thing to an alien invasion that we’ll see in our lifetime’


The disease is like “a zombie walking the Earth,” wanting to kill humans, says the Canadian actor. “I think the best thing to do is stay in and let’s keep doing what we’re doing.”




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Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ documentary highlights hard-working Chicago student


The former first lady returned to her alma mater, Chicago’s Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, in November 2018 as part of her cross-country tour to promote her “Becoming” memoir, hosting an intimate discussion with 20 female students.




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Soundgarden members accuse Chris Cornell’s widow of withholding funds from 2019 benefit concert


The Seattle rock icons filed a countersuit Wednesday accusing Vicky Cornell of withholding money raised through a star-studded benefit concert held last year in the late singer’s honour, instead using it for personal purposes — an accusation Cornell denies.




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Buju Banton calls new single with John Legend ‘special’ a decade after first collaboration


Reggae king Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend released the easygoing love song “Memories” on Friday.




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Carlos Bunga’s ‘Occupy’ — art that keeps us apart while bringing us together


Bunga’s MOCA exhibit is the first piece of art in a series featuring one piece of art we can share and enjoy together each week




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Vinay Menon: How can I ever mow the lawn after Queen’s Brian May badly injured his buttocks while gardening?


The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reprioritize, writes Vinay Menon. And if one of my childhood heroes is now coping with mangled butt cheeks from a yard mishap, isn’t that a divine sign to shun the Greenworks tools in my shed until further notice?




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What is the future of live concerts in Canada?


Alternatives like fan-less concerts with broadcasts and reduced-capacity shows are on the horizon.




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Two 'warrior women' from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan

An ancient Mongolian cemetery held the remains of two 'warrior women.'




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Delaware: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Delaware has 6,111 cases of COVID-19 and 213 deaths.




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Viral story of 'drunk elephants' in China is adorable ... and false. Here's what really happened.

Photos of allegedly "drunken elephants" quickly went viral on Twitter. But the elephants weren't drunk, they were just resting, officials said.




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Iowa: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Iowa and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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New Hampshire: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in New Hampshire and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Here's how the COVID-19 pandemic could play out over the next two years

A new report estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic will likely last 18 to 24 months.




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Maryland and Washington, DC: Latest updates on coronavirus

Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Washington, DC.




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Here's how a wavy jet stream is screwing up weather all over the US this weekend

A polar vortex event will bring record lows and May snow to the east this weekend, even as the west coast bakes. Here's why.




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Amazing images: The best science photos of the week

Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.




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Canada's trade deficit widens to $1.4B in March as exports and imports fall to lowest levels in years

Canada's trade deficit widened to more than $1.4 billion in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged down both imports and exports to their lowest levels in years.




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Can the cruise industry stay afloat after COVID-19? Norwegian and Carnival plot uncertain course post-pandemic

The world's third-largest cruise ship operator cast doubt on its ability to stay afloat as a company for much longer, even as one of its biggest rivals said it is taking its first tentative steps toward reopening after COVID-19.




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Anxious about COVID-19 and returning to work? Here's what you need to know

With more businesses reopening, some employees are anxious about going back to work, worried their health could be at risk and wondering if they have any rights not to return. Here's what you need to know about your employment obligations if you are called back to work and any recourse you may have.




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Like giant ice cream trucks, supermarkets on wheels get ready to roll into the neighbourhood

Shoppers tired of waiting in line outside a supermarket, or trying to secure a slot with one of the overbooked grocery delivery apps, have new options to bring groceries home. Startups and established companies alike are eager to offer Canadians fresh alternatives during the COVID-19 lockdown and beyond.




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General Motors to restart production in St. Catharines next week

General Motors says it plans to restart some production at its engine plant in St. Catharines, Ont. next week ahead of a wider restart of North American operations the week of May 18.



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Another 3 million Americans filed for jobless benefits last week

Some 3.1 million Americans filed for government jobless benefits in the week ended May 2, bringing the total number of newly unemployed people since the pandemic began to more than 33 million.




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Greyhound Canada shuts down all routes due to COVID-19

Greyhound Canada will halt all of its bus routes in Canada starting May 13 because of the coronavirus.




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CPP-owned retailer Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy

Neiman Marcus, the 112-year-old storied luxury department store chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the first department store chain to be toppled by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Postmedia seeks at least $20.3M in coronavirus-related emergency wage subsidies

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. expects to qualify for at least $20.3 million in COVID-related emergency wage subsidies from the federal government, the owner of Canada's largest newspaper chain said Friday.




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Girls prepare for Miss World finals

AUSTRALIAN critters have been a hot topic of conversation among Miss World contestants as they prepare for the final in the US on Monday.




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Go out with a bang

Say farewell to a tumultuous 2016 and welcome in a New Year by soaking up the festive and fun atmosphere around Cairns.




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Waifs celebrate 25 years with Cairns concert

LONG-RUNNING Australian outfit The Waifs are coming to Cairns as part of celebrations marking 25 years as a band.




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Eyes on world

NIGHT-LIFE in Cairns is set to reach new heights in 2017, with local nightclub Gilligan’s hoping to bring more international artists to its venue this year.




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Towns ‘too hot to wear shorts’

SYDNEY and Brisbane are hot but there are two towns redefining the word “scorcher” and adopting bizarre solutions for dealing with the heat.




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India develops unique model to hit enemy targets without positioning error

New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 22, 2020
Due to the unavailability of a reliable model to predict the electron density of the ionosphere, navigation errors remain, creating technological hurdles. A new model developed by Indian researchers has potential applications in calculating these Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning errors. In a major development that could have a wider impact, ranging from accurate aiming




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No last goodbye for Gulf migrant workers lost to pandemic

Dubai UAE (AFP) Apr 24, 2020
The body of the Indian migrant who died from coronavirus far from home was kept inside the ambulance in front of the crematorium in case a friend came by for a last goodbye. But nearly an hour later no one had appeared, and the workers in protective suits had to carry out their grim task. In silence, the four men carefully moved the body, wrapped in a white plastic bag, to a furnace




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Large scale survey telescope to be built in northwest China

Xining, China (XNA) Apr 24, 2020
Chinese experts will build a survey telescope with wide field and high resolution in Lenghu (Cold Lake) Town, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, sources here said. On April 16, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) signed a cooperation agreement with the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province. They plan to build the telescope on top of Sai




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Two bodies found in Nepal search for missing Koreans

Kathmandu (AFP) April 26, 2020
Two bodies believed to be of South Koreans missing after being hit by a Himalayan avalanche in January have been found, officials said Sunday, a day after discovering the corpse of their Nepali guide. A wall of snow hit a trekking trail at about 3,230 metres (10,600 feet) near the Annapurna base camp in Nepal on January 17, burying four South Koreans and three locals. Avalanches and more




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Airbus will support France and India to monitor climate change with TRISHNA

Paris (SPX) Apr 28, 2020
The French Space Agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA satellite. TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) will be the latest satellite in the joint Franco-Indian satellite fleet d




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Air pollution drops in India following lockdown

Paris (ESA) Apr 28, 2020
Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus have been recently linked with cleaner air quality over Europe and China. New images, from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, from the European Union Copernicus programme, now show some cities across India seeing levels drop by around 40-50% owing to its nationwide quarantine. On 25 March 2020, the Indian government placed its popu




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FN America, Colt's awarded $383.3M to make M16A4s for Iraq, others

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2020
FN America and Colt's Manufacturing received a $383.3 million, five-year contract to manufacture M16A4 rifles for Afghanistan, Grenada, Iraq, Lebanon and Nepal through the Pentagon's foreign military sales program. The M16A4 is the fourth generation of the M16 series of military rifles. The Marine Corps began phasing out the M16 in favor of the M4 carbine in 2015. In 2008 the Sta




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Indian officials capture rare snow leopard, send it to zoo

Shimla, India (AFP) May 3, 2020
A rare snow leopard captured as it savaged livestock in a remote village in the Indian Himalaya will be sent to a zoo instead of being released, officials said Sunday, triggering outrage from activists. The endangered creature was found on Saturday after it became trapped inside a pen containing sheep and goats in Giu village near the Tibetan border in India's Himachal Pradesh state. "T




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Climate change could reawaken Indian Ocean El Nino

Austin TX (SPX) May 07, 2020
Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El Nino in the Indian Ocean, new research led by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin has found. If it comes to pass, floods, storms and drought are likely to worsen and become more regular, disproportionately affecting populations most vulnerable to clim




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Secret weapon in baby formula war

SHE’S the Chinese social media star who shot to fame after a cute pic went viral, now an Aussie company is banking on her to boost its baby formula sales.




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NAB banker’s awkward email bungle

A SIMPLE error has caused a major headache for NAB after 60,000 customers’ details were sent to an adult site owner.




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Bellamy’s chief exits after $500m share wipe-out

THE chief executive of troubled baby formula maker Bellamy’s is stepping down in the wake of its disastrous share price plunge.




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Macca’s gets stingy with sneaky change

MACCA’S may have pulled in $5 billion last year, but Aussie customers won’t be rewarded for their loyalty if this sneaky move is anything to go by.




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Why you’re getting poorer right now

IT’S official — you’re getting poorer as we speak. For the first time since 2014, the interest paid on savings accounts has fallen below inflation rate.