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OTTAWA — Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France's ministry of culture for her contributions to literature.

PARIS (AP) — In times of doubt and self-searching, fashion houses often go back to their roots — to their atelier. Givenchy, in the wake of the departure of designer Matthew M. Williams, did just that.

Annual data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows a record number of bacterial infections that have been deadly in rare cases, especially among children. The agency said Wednesday that as of Jan.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Standing or stopping is now banned on pedestrian bridges on the Las Vegas Strip where visitors often pause to take photos amid the glittery casino lights or to watch street performers.

With war raging in Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations below freezing, the Cold War movie may be alive, again, too.

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations.

A winter storm made its way across the eastern half of the United States on Wednesday, snarling traffic in the air and on the highways. By early afternoon in the East, more than 1,000 U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's new chief executive says the company needs to recapture the “swagger and innovation” of its early days — and that, he says, increasingly means embracing a future outside of television.

Amazon MGM Studios says it’s setting up a production hub in Toronto as part of a multi-year plan to expand its Canadian footprint.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would lower overdraft fees , with President Joe Biden calling the charges “exploitative.” Currently, the fee for overdrawing a bank account averages more than $26.