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NEW YORK - Pedro Almodvar has found international acclaim with the 21 films he's shot in his native Spain. Now he's setting his sights on making his first film in North America. Almodvar tells The Ass...

LOS ANGELES - Comedian Andy Dick has been charged with groping a driver from a ride-hailing service. Los Angeles County prosecutors say Dick is expected to be arraigned Friday on a charge of misdemean...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland beekeeper who intended to run as a Marijuana Party candidate in this month's federal election had his hopes dashed when he realized too late that he was mis...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland beekeeper who intended to run as a Marijuana Party candidate in this month's federal election had his hopes dashed when he realized too late that he was mis...

An Alberta judge's comments about an expert witness at the trial of parents who were accused in their son's death were "prejudiced, racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant," says a letter by a grou...

Toronto FC goes into the final weekend of the MLS regular season knowing it is playoff-bound but uncertain of where and against who. Currently sixth in the MLS Eastern Conference, Toronto (12-10-11) c...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the capsizing of a tug at the mouth of the Fraser River in Vancouver shows the risks the industry faces because of a lack of awareness of the fact...

BOSTON - A boy who charmed the world by exclaiming "Wow!" at the end of a classical music performance was a special guest of the orchestra that inspired his delight. The Boston Globe reports 9-year-ol...

VANCOUVER - There's no evidence to support a "conspiracy" theory that United States officials directed Canadian border guards to interrogate Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou a...

OTTAWA - Former hostage Joshua Boyle told a self-serving lie in likening his wife's tendency to strip off her clothes to the naked protests of Russian dissenters who settled in western Canada, a feder...