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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is investing $8 million to help build a sound stage to further boost the province's film and television production scene, which has grown significantly during the pandemic, Premier Tim Houston said Tuesday.

TORONTO — A romantic-comedy webseries from "Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu is bound for CBC Gem later this month.

TORONTO — Pop-rock collective the Strumbellas say they've found a new lead vocalist as their long-time frontman Simon Ward exits the public face of the band.

GENEVA (AP) — An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid the global spread of omicron, capping a reversal of the U.N.

NEW YORK (AP) — The DNA for Dylan McDermott to reinvent the modern-day gangster began at childhood and carried through to his struggling young actor days, when the “Law and Order: Organized Crime” star says he was “surrounded by the ilk” of unsavory

TORONTO — The coming-of-age drama "Beans" has won the $100,000 best Canadian feature prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association.

TORONTO — Ottawa Bluesfest is marking its return to big concerts this summer with a stacked line-up headlined by Alanis Morissette and Rage Against the Machine.

As winter winds down, gardeners collectively look for signs of life, whether from the green sprouts of fall-planted bulbs or the return of foliage as deciduous trees leaf out. But our gardens could retain interest year-round.

In just a couple of months, a new cohort of college graduates will leave behind their careers as students and start new ones as entry-level workers. And for many –– regardless of age –– that change brings a whole new financial landscape to navigate.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — The high school choir room buzzed with spontaneous song and silliness before the show.