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LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek says he’s responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February.

AQUINNAH, Mass. — The Martha’s Vineyard estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is being sold to a pair of nonprofits that plan on turning the property into conservation land open to the public, officials said Thursday.

TORONTO — Canadian Stage has unveiled a pandemic-friendly fall lineup on Thursday featuring a mix of digital, outdoor and interactive events.

TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada is dancing into the virtual world.

Stryper, “Even the Devil Believes” (Frontiers) Even the devil, long reputed in some circles to be in league with rock ‘n’ roll, must believe by now that Stryper could well be God’s favourite band.

TORONTO — The ongoing pandemic has put masks and sanitizers on back-to-school shopping lists, but several parents, teachers and school staff are hunting for even more unusual materials: cut logs for the schoolyard, tarps to shield soccer pitches from

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers) 2. “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “His Truth is Marching On” by Jon Meacham (Random House) 4. “Emerald Blaze” by Ilona Andrews (Avon) 5.

Out of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake.

NASHVILLE — “The Git Up” singer Blanco Brown is in intensive care after suffering significant injuries in a head-on vehicle collision near Atlanta.

Dirk Powell, “When I Wait for You" (Compass) Because Dirk Powell loves traditional music, and honours it on this fine album, his pledge to banish one category of front-porch favourites from his repertoire is especially powerful.