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Like many Canadians subject to COVID-19 related restrictions, Suzan Lorenz has spent a lot of time watching online streaming services during the pandemic.

Where once she made do with just Netflix, with three kids under one roof, she finds herself subscribing to more services than she originally anticipated when she cut her cable cord several years ago.

“You end up paying for more and more and more things,” she said in an interview. “It increases the spectrum of who you’re paying to access.”

Lorenz says she

Animal rescue organizations across Canada saw a spike in donations this week as the world celebrated what would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday. 

Many people inspired by White’s love of animals took part in the Betty White Challenge by donating to animal groups. 

The Golden Girls star died Dec. 31, ahead of her Jan. 17 birthday. 

After her death, a message with a hashtag citing the challenge spread rapidly on social media among animal lovers and organizations in the United States and Canada.

Sonya Biddle, actress, singer and former city councillor for Montreal’s west end, has died of cancer. She had recently turned 64.

Biddle, the daughter of renowned jazz bassist Charles Biddle and his wife Constance, was a champion of arts and culture in the city. Charlie Biddle, who died in 2003, was involved in founding Biddle’s Jazz and Ribs on Aylmer Street, which later became House of Jazz.

One of Sonya’s two sisters, Stephanie Biddle, is also a jazz musician.

Their brother, singer-songwriter and actor Charles

When it was announced that former U.S. Vogue editor at large André Leon Talley died at 73 years old on Wednesday, the fashion community in Canada and abroad lamented an enormous loss. 

Talley, an industry titan who was known for his exuberance and stately wardrobe — expressed through a kaleidoscope of colourful capes, gloves and coats — made his mark during an era when few Black fashion journalists could rise to the top of an elite world. 

For a Black fashion designer, Talley meant “everything,” said Rhowan