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NEW YORK - Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars. "Congratulations to those men," said presenter Issa Rae pointedly, after the announcement of an all-male directors slate. Denied were cont...

NEW YORK - Abby Huntsman, a panelist on ABC's daytime talk show "The View," said Monday she's leaving to help run her father's campaign for governor of Utah and spend more time with her family. Huntsm...

LOS ANGELES - A look at some of the historic achievements and trivial tidbits from Monday's nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards. ___ A record 62 women, representing nearly a third of nominees, wer...

TORONTO - There's a scene in the new Netflix soapy figure skating series "Spinning Out," in which the main characters Kat and Justin execute a lasso lift. The physically-demanding eleme...

OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...

HENRICO, Va. - Police in Virginia are responding to a report of an active shooter near a school in Henrico County. A tweet from Henrico County police advises people to avoid the area. No other details...

A scaffolding company which has continued to send workers to the Co-op refinery through the lockout says its employees are being harassed and victimized. Brock Canada Inc.’s president, Joe Brick...

OTTAWA - A long-awaited program to provide financial compensation to survivors of Canada's Indian day schools is now open for applications. Under the terms of the settlement, survivors can apply for i...

A familiar face will no longer be greeting moviegoers across Canada. Saskatoon-born Tanner Zipchen announced on social media Monday that he was let go by Cineplex as the company's national pre-show ho...

NEW YORK - Alexis Lafreniere, who was named most valuable player of the 2020 world junior hockey championship after helping Canada capture a gold medal, is the top North American skater in the NHL's m...