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Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic I Fought the Law and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show has died at 88. Curtis was inducted into the Rock and …

As It Happens6:59‘Motorcycle’ Mary McGee, pioneering racer, dies at 87 Mary McGee’s motto in life was: Always say yes.  That’s how she ended up driving race cars in the ’50s when women were expected to stay home and raise kids.  It’s also how she became the first woman to compete …

A major Canadian university has stripped former B.C. representative for children and youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of an honorary degree. In a Monday statement, the University of Regina said it had rescinded an honorary doctor of laws degree it bestowed on Turpel-Lafond in 2003. The school said the decision came …

Governor General Mary Simon says that while she thinks the way catering expenses for her trip to the Middle East in March were portrayed in the media was “unfair,” a review is underway to minimize the cost of future voyages. “I don’t even know what the orders are for meals. But I …

A new statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled at a Toronto church in Parkdale two years after a similar statue was vandalized on its property. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Toronto, 1515 Queen St. W., held a special ceremony following mass on Sunday to allow church …

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: New York-based Extend, which helps financial institutions offer virtual cards, raises a $40M Series B led by March Capital  —  We’ve written a lot about fintechs that aim to help other fintechs and traditional banks launch products and services.  —  But it feels like we …