Category Archives: Lifestyle
Are suit jackets oppression? Lawmakers fight own dress codes
BOSTON — A sneaker-clad Latino state senator in Rhode Island is objecting to his chamber’s jacket and dress shirt edict as a form of white oppression. Female lawmakers in Montana complain proposed rules dealing with s kirt lengths and necklines
Donald Sobey, son of grocery store founder, remembered for leadership, philanthropy
STELLARTON, N.S. — Donald Sobey, former president and chairman of Empire Company Ltd. and the son of the Sobeys grocery store founder, has died. He was 86 years old. Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire and its wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys
Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID bill
WASHINGTON — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief bill is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. Advocates h...
Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID-19 law
WASHINGTON — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief law is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. Advocates ho...
Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring break
MIAMI — Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. With more than 1,000 arrests and nearly 100 gun seizures already during this year's spring break season, officials are thinking it may finally be time to cleanse the hip
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
Pandemic puts pause on on-site use for some Alaska pot shops
JUNEAU, Alaska — Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved two cannabis lounges in Alaska, making it one of the few states where customers would be allowed to use marijuana at retail pot shops. Then the pandemic hit. One of the
Nova Scotia adds $5 million to sports budgets to increase access, diversity
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government is investing $5 million in measures aimed at making sports more inclusive, as well as more accessible to people with disabilities. Premier Iain Rankin announced today the investment includes $2 million in add...
