• BBC

    McKellen to miss play's last London shows after stage fall

    Sir Ian McKellen will not return to his starring West End role as he recovers from a fall off stage.

  • Local Journalism Initiative

    Inuvik Hope House mural aims to 'bridge mental health with art'

    A team of roughly 15 people spent three days painting a mural for Inuvik's adult drop-in centre. Work on the mural, which is 12 feet wide and eight feet tall, started on Monday morning and was completed by Wednesday afternoon. Hope House manager Peggy Day said the sign is partly intended to identify the building, which otherwise blends in with nearby houses. The facility at 83 Inuit Road began as an initiative to meet the region's housing demand. In 2022, the team – Day, Susan Peffer, Veronica K

  • SWNS

    How are U.S. consumers addressing the changes in their cost of living?

    Nearly nine in 10 Americans have seen their cost-of-living increase over the past five years, and a new study has found it’s having a massive impact on how they’re shopping, particularly online. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found consumers now spend the most on groceries (35%), clothing (27%) and home goods (17%) when shopping online. Over three in four (76%) believe the underlying cause for cost-of-living increases is due to inflation, leading 61% of consumers to shift their online shopping habits. Commissioned by Forter and conducted by Talker Research, the study showed people have addressed the changes in their cost of living by shopping less often (55%), buying only necessities (44%) and buying the cheapest version of the products they want (34%).