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By Paula Newton, CNN One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province’s health minister said Wednesday first-time appointments spiked in the hours following the announcement. “It’s encouraging!” Quebec’s health minister, Christian Dube, tweeted, indicating that Tuesday’s first-dose appointments were the highest in several days.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fans of Taco Bell’s chicken wings have just a few hours left to get them before they disappear from menus. Last Thursday, the chain rolled out the surprising new item for a seven-day stint that sparked excitement and got its hungry customers salivating. The $5.99 price gets you five bone-in

CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fans of Taco Bell’s chicken wings have just a few hours left to get them before they disappear from menus. Last Thursday, the chain rolled out the surprising new item for a seven-day stint that sparked excitement and got its hungry customers salivating. The $5.99 price gets you five

By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson has apologized for attending an event in the back garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020, at which point Britons were prohibited from gathering due to strict coronavirus restrictions. At the start of the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions, Johnson said he did attend the gathering

By Paula Newton, CNN The Canadian province of Quebec announced Tuesday that residents who have refused a Covid-19 vaccine will soon have to pay a fine. The fines will be a way for the unvaccinated to contribute to an overburdened public health care system, authorities said. “Right now, these people, they put a very important

By Chloe Melas, CNN Business Mark Walhberg is a tequila guy. It’s not just the actor’s go-to drink of choice, but he’s now invested in a line of tequlia called Flecha Azul, co-founded by Mexican PGA golfer Abraham Ancer and entrepreneur Aron Marquez. “It’s funny because when it was first mentioned to me I said

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The world’s second-largest country by total area, Canada has seen a steep rise in cases as the Omicron variant spreads. The country recorded 294,437 new cases for the week ending January 8, according

By Hannah Ryan and Max Foster, CNN This year is set to be a landmark one for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. It is her Platinum Jubilee — marking 70 years since the Queen first took the throne in 1952 and making her both the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-serving female head of state in

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Leonardo DiCaprio has an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe awards under his belt. But his latest accolade comes from a group of international scientists at London’s Royal Botanic Kew Gardens and the National Herbarium of Cameroon, who have honored the Hollywood actor and environmental activist by naming a

By Sharif Paget and Forrest Brown, CNN Royal Caribbean International announced on Friday it has canceled voyages on four ships because of “ongoing Covid-related circumstances around the world.” “In abundance of caution, Royal Caribbean International is pausing operations” on some ships, the company said in a statement. The cruise line said it moved forward with

CNN, CBC, CBC NEWS By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Zoo animals take a snow day, skiers rescue a lucky dog from an avalanche, and rule-breaking partyers are grounded in Cancun. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A wild snow day Animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo enjoyed the first snowfall of 2022 in the

CNN, WPTZ By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Zoo animals take a snow day, skiers rescue a lucky dog from an avalanche, and rule-breaking partyers are grounded in Cancun. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A wild snow day Animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo enjoyed the first snowfall of 2022 in the Washington, DC,