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It’s back to school for Saved By the Bell. The iconic series, a big TV show in the ’90s for kids and teens alike, has been rebooted in 2020 with an entirely different feeling. Zack Morris (Mark‑Paul Gosselaar), now governor of California, gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, so he

A seven-year-old boy from Halifax received a visit by his hero — chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang. Strang visited Hughie Dauphinee on Wednesday night after hearing the boy was born with a cleft lip and palate, just like Strang. His mom Dawn Dauphinee sent a text to her neighbour, a doctor, saying

New COVID-19 restrictions were announced by Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney and its health officials on Tuesday after the province added 1,549 new cases the day before. As cases continue to rise in parts of Canada, many are wondering what this means for small businesses, lockdowns and even the upcoming holiday season. Infectious disease specialist Dr.

I first met Canadian Dave Mathews (not to be confused with U.S. rock star Dave Matthews) at a pub trivia night in London, earlier this year. He was sitting at the table beside me, with three or four other Canadians. How did I know they were fellow Canadians? They were sharing a box of Timbits.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the more generous benefits being provided to out-of-work Canadians during the novel coronavirus pandemic shouldn’t be seen as permanent changes to the social safety net. Millions of people have received emergency benefits since March, when the first wave of COVID-19 struck Canada and led to widespread lockdowns and historic job

The Weeknd has been confirmed to perform during 2021’s Super Bowl LV halftime show. The singer is set to be the first Canadian to perform at the event since Shania Twain took the stage alongside No Doubt and Sting back in 2003. The show will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay on

A B.C. woman says it’s buyer beware when purchasing from third-party sellers on Amazon after a $30 purchase ended up costing her hundreds of dollars. “I trusted Amazon that they would back their products, but now I’m cautious with what I buy online,” Jennifer Mannella told Global News, Wednesday. The Vancouver woman’s online nightmare began

It’s one thing to read about strangers or people in your network who break COVID-19 rules or don’t take them too seriously. But it’s another thing when these people end up being loved ones. Rules and guidelines are set in all parts of the country to protect us, but one expert says it can get

This week marks Transgender Awareness Week, and one Halifax artist hopes their piece inspires others to feel accepted. Margot Durling is the trans and non-binary artist behind the new Chosen Family art piece standing tall at the Halifax Commons. “There’s a history of genders beyond the binary,” Durling says. They knew they weren’t female when

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced Monday it would start operating daily nonstop flights to Tel Aviv next spring, a move that deepens ties between the UAE and Israel after the two countries agreed to normalize relations. Direct flights on Etihad between the emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi and Tel