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• Canadians joining #DeleteFacebook amid fears about electoral meddling: experts

  21-03-2018 23:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Many Canadians are pledging to delete their Facebook accounts as part of an online campaign encouraging people to permanently log off the site amid mounting concerns that the social media ......
  
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• Leading AIDS researcher selected as CDC director

  21-03-2018 23:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - A leading AIDS researcher was picked Wednesday to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency.Dr. Robert Ray Redfield Jr., ...
  
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• Study: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thought

  21-03-2018 22:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests.A New England Journal of Medicine report ...
  
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• Magic, expertise and service help independent toy retailers

  21-03-2018 19:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - When a young customer returned to Mary Arnold Toys a few days after an Easter egg decorating event, store owner Judy Ishayik asked the child, "How is ......
  
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• Mint honours 100th anniversary of CNIB with coin-medallion set featuring braille

  21-03-2018 19:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a silver-coin and bronze-medallion set honouring the 100th anniversary of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and its assistance to generations ...
  
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• Britney Spears lands 1st high fashion campaign with Kenzo

  21-03-2018 19:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Britney Spears has landed her first high fashion modeling campaign as the new face of Paris-based Kenzo.The 36-year-old singer said she had been waiting for the "right fit ...
  
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• Instagram ‘influencers’ can flog stuff all day – but it’s weird when they use their kids to do it

  21-03-2018 18:45
  Insta parents are the 21st-century version of stage parents – and history tells us that putting your child on screen can often end badly
  I see Instagram influencers have got in trouble for not making it clear when they’re advertising stuff. What are your feelings about this? Continue reading...
  
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• No rest for the retired: Opioid crisis fills empty nests as grandparents step up

  21-03-2018 18:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - She is a Newfoundland woman who worked hard all her adult life to raise a family. Her struggles had just started to ease up with her ...
  
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• Study finds moms living in poverty struggle to breastfeed their babies longer

  21-03-2018 17:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - A new study suggests mothers who can't afford enough food are more likely to stop breastfeeding before other moms, even though nearly all begin at a similar rate.University ......
  
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• Forget fruitcake: Harry and Meghan aren’t the only ones to prefer a slice of something springlike

  21-03-2018 17:30
  The royal couple have broken with tradition to choose a lemon and elderflower wedding cake. From pineapple and banana to lavender, there are plenty of other great flavours this seasonNot content with all the other nuptial traditions that they are happily smashing down to plight their troths, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have gone for the big one: they are not having a fruitcake.Every royal wedding since that of Harry’s great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria has been celebrate
  
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• France's Galeries Lafayette turns to art and gourmet food to lure shoppers

  21-03-2018 17:07
  PARIS (Reuters) - France's chic department store Galeries Lafayette is betting on an art foundation and an Italian gourmet food hall in Paris to help differentiate its brand from bricks-and-mortar...
  
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• 4 tips to navigating store liquidation sales

  21-03-2018 16:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The liquidation of Toys R Us is adding to the clutter of "Store Closing" signs as department stores, mall chains and other retailers close poorly performing locations.But ...
  
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• Markle's wedding ring to follow royal tradition of Welsh gold

  21-03-2018 16:21
  BODELWYDDAN, Wales (Reuters) - When Britain's Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle in May he will be following a royal tradition started nearly 100 years ago of using a wedding band of Welsh gold.
  
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• Burgers outselling classic baguette sandwiches in France

  21-03-2018 15:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Forget the baguette. The French are going crazy for burgers.Figures released this week have revealed that sales of the jambon-beurre — the ham and butter baguette sandwich, a ...
  
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• How to be mere minutes away from a tasty crusted salmon

  21-03-2018 15:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It seems like mere moments after I get the last dish dried and put away, it's time to make dinner again. Is it me or are the days actually getting ...
  
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• Vancouver Island university develops program to help kids cope with overdose crisis

  21-03-2018 14:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NANAIMO, B.C. - Prof. Teri Derksen says an unforgettable image of children playing overdose games in a park became the vision behind a university research project to help kids whose ...
  
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• Bubbling up: why ‘craft’ sparkling water is being toasted by soft drink lovers

  21-03-2018 13:10
  Carbonated water is making a splash as sugary drinks are ditched for healthier options with Instagram-ready packaging. But do we really need water sommeliers?It’s getting to the point where buying a plastic bottle of still water marks you out as some kind of environmental vandal. But sparkling water? Somehow that’s different. That says you have good taste and care about “clean” drinking. Sparkling water in a can? You’re obviously health-conscious, fashionable and en
  
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• Meera Sodha’s recipe for squash coconut fry with seed and peel chutney

  21-03-2018 13:00
  This dish uses the whole butternut squash – skin, seeds, pulp and all – to make a no-waste dinner that scores on all frontsMy friend Aditya comes from Someshwar, a village in the foothills of the Western Ghats in Karnataka. There, snake gods are worshipped, everyone has the same surname (Bhakta) and they never knowingly waste any edible part of a vegetable. Today’s recipe is based on one he taught me using plantains. I was so transfixed by the idea that the peel, something I wo
  
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• Margot Henderson’s recipe for braised fennel sausages with tomato sauce

  21-03-2018 12:28
  Serve this family-friendly dinner on a platter with soft polenta and salad to turn a midweek meal into a feastThis is one of our family staples. An ordinary dinner becomes a feast; a large platter oozing with polenta and sauce, topped by a pile of sausages. Italian sausages can be found in most Italian delis and some butcher’s shops. They work well roasted and grilled, but slowly, so they relax and soften.(Serves 5)
  4 red onions, cut into wedges
  4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
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• Target’s New Line of Exotic, Boho-Chic Decor Is Exactly What You Need

  21-03-2018 12:00
  We can probably all use a little more exotic spice and color in our lives. Some of us are lucky enough to travel to far-flung places to get our fix. But if you can’t, you can now go to Target, no passport required.The retailer is launching a new “eclectic” line called Opalhouse on April 8, featuring 1,300 pieces of exotic and colorful bedding, décor, tabletop items and furniture from around the world. Most items are priced under $30, which is impressive when yo
  
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• Spring watch: 10 of the best jackets for men

  21-03-2018 10:52
  As we finally start to head into a brighter season, think about stowing your bulky coats back in your wardrobe. It’s time to opt for a lighter jacket Continue reading...
  
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• No opting out: Canadians to get emergency alerts on their phones soon

  21-03-2018 09:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Canada's wireless providers are preparing for a looming update to the National Public Alerting System that will force smartphones to sound an ominous alarm when an emergency alert ......
  
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• Russia: Asking permission before taking organs is 'inhumane'

  21-03-2018 09:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  At least two lawsuits filed at a top European court claim Russia violated Europe's Human Rights Convention by removing organs from the recently dead without telling relatives.Russia's response: Asking relatives' ...
  
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• Vancouver university develops program to help kids cope with overdose crisis

  21-03-2018 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NANAIMO, B.C. - Prof. Teri Derksen says an unforgettable image of children playing overdose games in a park became the vision behind a university research project to help kids whose ...
  
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• A red weather warning wasn’t enough for us to get a taxi refund

  21-03-2018 07:59
  Onward Travel Solutions wouldn’t refund our trip although our holiday had to be cancelledIn February I booked a taxi by telephone from Onward Travel Solutions to Glasgow airport for the following day and to bring us back on 18 March. I paid £90 in advance by debit card. A few hours later, a red weather warning was put in place and Glasgow airport was closed. When it became clear our trip could not go ahead our holiday company was great and gave us a full refund. We contacted Onw
  
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• Alive with artisans: Cairo’s al-Darb al-Ahmar district – a photo essay

  21-03-2018 07:30
  Amid the historic quarter’s busy streets, a thousand workshops maintain centuries-old craftmaking traditions. These workers’ ancient skills are celebrated in a new exhibition at London’s Royal Geographical Society
  “Whatever manufactured items there are in the world,” wrote the Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi in 1671, “the poor of Cairo get hold of them, set them out and trade in them.” Nearly 350 years later, this tradition lives on in al-Darb al-
  
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• A masterpiece of food on plate, and shirt

  21-03-2018 06:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  As a crusading newspaper columnist of the guy gender, I think of myself as being stylishly dressed if all of the condiment stains on the front of my golf shirt ...
  
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• Facebook: A community like no other. Should you leave it?

  21-03-2018 06:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Sure. Take that quiz about which hair-metal band is your spirit animal. Share a few snaps of your toddler at the beach and watch the likes pile ......
  
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• It's beer, but not as we know it: scientists dispense with need for hops

  21-03-2018 02:00
  Scientists in the US used DNA-editing software to splice in genes from mint and basil plants Scientists in the US have created a more sustainable pint after discovering a way of getting the distinct hoppy taste into craft beer without the need for water-intensive hops.Related: Belgian bars put the boot into tourists who steal beer glassesContinue reading...
  
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• Sudoku 4013 medium

  21-03-2018 01:01
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,935

  21-03-2018 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,462

  21-03-2018 01:00
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• Fur is dead: Animal welfare groups cheer San Francisco ban

  21-03-2018 00:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur, further burnishing the city's animal-loving credentials as it becomes the largest U.S. city to approve the prohibition.Animal welfare advocates ......
  
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