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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland's first lady Yumi Hogan is already hugely popular in the state's Asian-American community. Now, her instrumental role in Maryland's response to the coronavirus pandemic - hel...

Why bend it like Beckham when you can bend it WITH Beckham? David Beckham, part owner of the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, is auctioning off a chance to take him on in a five-on-five match, pa...

LOS ANGELES - Turner Classic Movies has enlisted "Ratatouille" and "The Iron Giant" director Brad Bird to program the latest 20-episode season of "The Essentials," the channel said Wednesday. Bird's s...

LOS ANGELES - Actress Charlize Theron and her foundation are committing $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts, with half of that dedicated to fighting gender-based violence resulting from the outbr...

PARKSVILLE - A young driver using the family vehicle caused extensive damage to the sports field at Parksville Community Park.Oceanside RCMP were alerted to a driver doing burnouts in the park just be...

OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. border has opened slightly to asylum seekers under the new framework unveiled this week extending the historic shutdown. Those who have been crossing irregularly into Canada a...

OTTAWA - Pediatricians across the country say far fewer parents are seeking emergency care for their children, likely over concerns about exposing their kids to COVID-19 in hospitals. Some hospit...

WASHINGTON - Despite pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favour of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 20,000 Canadian travellers stranded abroad have been repatriated to Canada. But he says many more flights are needed to bring back large numbers o...

TORONTO - Life under the pall of COVID-19 has given Nick D'Amico time to think. Sometimes he thinks too much - mostly about his sister - and his thoughts fall down a black hole. Then he catc...