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Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — “Time will tell” if companies’ anti-racism pledges from this past summer close the gender gap for Black, Indigenous, and racialized women of colour, a diversity expert says. “What I saw over the summer were a lot of organizations [that] were quick to release

Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees on Sunday announced they have reached a tentative agreement with the district to reopen schools for in-person learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The tentative agreement “outlines the baseline health and safety standards and vaccine access to physically reopen public schools,” the unions said Sunday in a statement.

Click here for updates on this story     GENESSEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A man died in an explosion at a baby shower in Genesee County. Michigan State Police Flint Post is investigating a fatal explosion that happened Saturday around 7:30 p.m. People were gathered for a baby shower in Gaines Township when the homeowner fired

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing legalizing marijuana in the badger state as part of his 2021-2023 biennial budget proposal on Sunday, Feb. 7. Evers proposed regulating and taxing marijuana “much like Wisconsin regulates and taxes alcohol”. Under the proposal, Wisconsin would join 15

Click here for updates on this story     ROGERS, Arkansas (KFSM) — At around 4 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 7), emergency crews responded to the end of Hwy 94 for a vehicle that ended up in the water at Monte Ne boat ramp. The vehicle ended up in the water after a pursuit. When crews arrived at

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell saying she’d rather be safe than sorry during this different Mardi Gras season. The City is concerned about creating another giant, virus “super-spreader” event, like what happened last year — even access to parts of the famed French Quarter

Click here for updates on this story     NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — There was a birthday celebration on Saturday in Luzerne County – Marge Kalinowski celebrated her 95th birthday. The Nanticoke native was self-isolating at home for months because of the pandemic. For her big day, more than 50 friends including police and firefighters drove past

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a sledding accident in upstate New York on Saturday that also injured a toddler, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office. The teenager was sledding with a 3-year-old boy in Lewiston “when they struck a tree at the bottom of the hill,” the office said in a release. The

Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — Maintaining student’s attention is one of the constant challenges in virtual teaching. But that doesn’t appear to be an issue for gamers, who can regularly engage with audiences for long periods of time — sometimes upwards of 12 hours. So educators struggling with

Frank Shankwitz, a longtime Arizona Department of Public Safety officer who co-founded the Make-A-Wish Foundation, has died, his wife told the New York Times. Shankwitz passed away on January 24 at his home in Prescott, Arizona, of esophageal cancer, Kitty Shankwitz said. He was 77 years old. “Frank’s passing has created a loss in our

Although racism and fate kept him from the major leagues, Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant sluggers in baseball history. The former Negro Leagues star is credited with hitting almost 800 home runs over his 17-year career and was such a fearsome hitter that many fans called him the “black Babe Ruth.” Some

Elegant, swinging, exuberant – it’s hard to find one word to describe the lush music of Gerald Wilson, one of the most important bandleaders in the history of jazz. Wilson never got the attention of big band arrangers like Duke Ellington, but he was also a major innovator in jazz music. A slim, enthusiastic man

The New England Patriots team plane is ferrying dozens of vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl on Sunday with a message on its side: “Get vaccinated.” The Patriots posted a photo of the plane with a new decal on its side encouraging others to get vaccinated against Covid-19. “When it’s your turn, take