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TORONTO - Justin Trudeau insists he'll stay positive in the face of what he predicts will be a "negative, divisive" election year. Speaking at a Liberal fundraising breakfast at Toronto's Fa...

PASADENA, Calif. - The upcoming final season of "Jane the Virgin" is already drawing tears. The CW show's creator, Jennie Snyder Urman, said she's crying in the editing room as she works on the conclu...

MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime has pleaded guilty to a charge of helping a public servant commit breach of trust for his role in a bribe scandal around the construction of ...

FREDERICTON - Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers says he is retiring next month as Canada's ambassador to Ireland, potentially setting himself up for a bid to become New Bruns...

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers shrugged off last month's partial government shutdown and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most in nearly a year. The healthy gain the gove...

PASADENA, Calif. - A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. TISSUES, PLEASE Th...

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli pop star Netta Barzilai, winner of last year's Eurovision song contest, released a new single Friday which she says reflects the highs and lows in the year since her shock v...

NEW YORK - The Recording Academy's Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is launching a new initiative to create and expand more opportunities to female music producers and engineers. The academy on F...

HALIFAX - Dalhousie University's interim president has written a new book on campus debate and dissent - and it has provoked both at the Halifax school, with some students calling for his dismissal. P...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A lawyer for two Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act filed an appeal Friday with the Supreme Court seekin...