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LOS ANGELES — Some of entertainment’s biggest names from Nicole Kidman to John David Washington shared encouraging words for aspiring young creators whose organizations were collectively granted millions by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

PARIS — A Congolese activist was fined 2,000 euros ($2,320) on Wednesday for trying to take a 19th-century African funeral pole from a Paris museum in a protest against colonial-era injustice that he streamed online.

NEW YORK — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

MANGARATIBA, Brazil — All the locals knew the island just west of Rio de Janeiro was teeming with cats. They left food and even brought tourists.

New fitness guidelines urge adults to limit screen time and sedentary behaviour while finding ways to stay active, even amid the pandemic.

New Brunswick police are asking for the public's help to find writer Richard Vaughan after he was reported missing on Tuesday.

TORONTO — A new report on the mental health of Canadian workers suggests loneliness is worse for many people than the fear of dying from COVID-19. Morneau Shepell's overall mental health index for September was down 10.

A recent COVID-19 outbreak at a southern Ontario fitness studio is illustrating how certain indoor settings can provide a perfect storm for superspreading events.

Health Canada has added five new products to its growing list of recalled hand sanitizers. The agency has pulled two Sanix products for containing the "unacceptable ingredient," methanol.