Who was Billie Holiday and how did she die?
A BIOGRAPHICAL film about legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday was released on Hulu on Friday, February 26.
During the late 1930s, Holiday released her hit single Strange Fruit, which is considered one of the first great protest songs aimed at sending a political message.
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Who was Billie Holiday?
Born April 7, 1915, Eleanora Fagan, better known by her stage name Billie Holiday, was an American jazz and swing music singer.
Nicknamed Lady Day, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music.
Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
CBC Ottawa s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Recent developments
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit has identified four COVID-19 cases as variants of the virus, three of them linked to the outbreak at a local cheese factory.
Ottawa Public Health recorded 56 newly confirmed cases of the virus on Friday, but no deaths.
The Ottawa Hospital has partnered with an Alberta company to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine.
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What s the latest?
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, while Western Quebec s health authority CISSSO logged 24 more cases. Neither is reporting any more deaths.
Next week, Quebec will start vaccinating residents over 84 who don t live in care homes, beginning in the Montreal area. Vaccinations in the rest of the province, including western Quebec, will begin March 8.
People will be able to book an appointment online or by phone. CISSSO has said the region will start with six clinics.
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