Alabama is a land of history, culture, music and adventure – from beaches to mountains. First and foremost, there’s the music. Alabama’s rich music scene goes back generations, and spans genres. Music legends Nat King Cole, W.C. Handy and Hank Williams were born in Alabama, and artists including Aretha Franklin […]
Day: December 6, 2021
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of U.S. states, but the Delta version remains the majority of COVID-19 infections as cases rise nationwide, U.S. health officials said on Sunday. Though the emergence of the new variant has caused alarm worldwide, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top […]
OTTAWA — What would Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos tell someone who’s planning a beach vacation for their family for the coming winter months, in the face of the omicron variant and other unknowns? A reporter put that question to Duclos at a federal ministers’ COVID-19 briefing last Friday. His answer […]
Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, said in an announcement posted on social […]
MONTREAL — Following the Biden administration’s announcement last week that all travellers must test negative for COVID-19 no later than a day before departure to the U.S., Air Canada is assuring Canadians that it has an ample supply of antigen test kits available for purchase. Launched earlier in October in […]
CALGARY — Get ready to bawl your eyes out because WestJet has released its latest holiday video. Titled ‘A Wish Come True’ and marking the airline’s 10th holiday video, the nearly five-minute clip features WestJetters posing as a documentary film crew in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver and asking Canadians what […]
The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August. In a joint statement issued over the weekend, the 21 countries […]
By Ronda Kaysen (Right at home) Last year, Jeremy Wilcox and his husband canceled their annual holiday party. With COVID-19 cases surging, the couple could not imagine squeezing 40 guests into a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. But this year, with New York City reopened amid high vaccination rates, […]
TORONTO — Although we’re starting to see the signs of winter in Canada, the Valais canton in Switzerland and the magical Swiss Alps provide the ultimate picture-perfect background for winter wonderlands, snowy activities and the Christmas markets. The country is welcoming visitors this winter, but changes to the entry rules […]