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NEW YORK - A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide. U.S. District...

TORONTO - Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While the league opted to finish out its season in a bubble, the video game developer moved to remote production. "It's been inte...

MONTREAL - Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 41-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city's famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide. He was bac...

After an extraordinary night of shifting vote counts and a rebuke of President Donald Trump, news organizations kept vigil Wednesday as Americans waited to learn who their next president would be. Met...

Online platforms like Netflix and Spotify may end up spending more than $800 million on Canadian content over the next three years under a series of legislative changes the federal government proposed...

Willie O'Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn't realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL's first Black player, O'Ree asked a whi...

OTTAWA - Canada Post is using three colourful and festive scenes painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis for its holiday season stamps this year. The agency announced the choice of the works by ...

NEW YORK - Gospel star Rance Allen, whose Rance Allen Group drew upon contemporary sounds for such 1970s hits as "Ain't No Need of Crying" and "I Belong To You" and anticipated such crossover gospel a...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Nikki McKibbin, a singer from Texas best known for her third place finish in the first season of American Idol, has died. She was 42. McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, confirmed her...

NEW YORK - Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend's marquee - "Ghostbusters," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - at her Northfield Drive-in near Hinsdale, New Hampshire. "I...