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LOS ANGELES - A partial list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards: Best picture: "The Father"; "Judas and the Black Messiah"; "Mank"; "Minari"; "Nomadland"; "Promising Young Woman"; "Sound of Metal...

The European Union said Monday it is starting legal action against the United Kingdom arguing London does not respect the conditions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement and is committing a violation of...

Beyonc, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as joyously, dozens of creators largely sidelined for a year due to the pandemic got to make music again. The Grammys on ...

NEW YORK - The reading of the nominations for next month's Academy Awards has begun. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband Nick Jonas are announcing the nominees during a presentation that's streaming liv...

KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire has sprung up near Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. At last report it was 4 hectares in size. It is located near the Dot Ranch Cutoff Road. No cause for the fire...

ROME - The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God "cannot bless sin." The Vatican's orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is...

BEIJING - Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar's biggest city drew demands Monday from Beijing for protection for their property and employees, while many in Myanmar expressed outrage over Chin...

TOKYO - Shared worry about China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take centre stage when President Joe Biden's defence chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-pe...

WASHINGTON - Let the sales push begin. President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris and their spouses are opening an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to highlight the benefits of his $1.9 ...

CHICAGO - When her teenage son was murdered outside a church in 2006, Pam Bosley contacted ministers around Chicago, hoping someone would help make sense of it. Only one wrote back. Michael Pfleger, a...