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President Biden announced on Jan. 20 that most federal student loan payments would be suspended interest-free through September 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic.

NEW YORK — “Peanuts” star Snoopy is famous for being a highly imaginative dog, liable at to go off on loony flights of fancy. But, it turns out, his world has some strict rules. No adults can be heard there, just trombones.

What is the significance of Black History Month in 2021? Eight months after the groundswell of social activism sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., it’s a question that holds many answers.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip. The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.

NEW YORK — Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive. Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said.

LOS ANGELES — With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP Image Awards nominations Tuesday, while “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” could make its presence felt at next month’s ceremony.

LOS ANGELES — The chief executive of PBS rejected a filmmaker’s argument that public TV's 40-year relationship with documentarian Ken Burns has come at the expense of diversity.

LOS ANGELES — An explosion at an industrial park near Los Angeles on Tuesday injured four people, three of them critically, authorities said. The blast was reported at 4:45 p.m.

BEIJING — A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an ins

TORONTO — Nearly 33 years after the end of "Cagney & Lacey," the stars of the new CBC series "Pretty Hard Cases" are excited to inject a new energy into the women-detective genre.