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TORONTO — COVID-19's winter surge has kept Kimberleigh Armstrong's three kids out of the classroom longer than anticipated, but she fears the risks of returning next week as scheduled.

TORONTO — Linus Entertainment, the music company that's home of Fred Penner and Gordon Lightfoot, says it has reached a deal to acquire Borealis Records, one of Canada's prominent independent folk labels. The Waterdown, Ont.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An incumbent Pennsylvania state representative was joined by a familiar face when lawmakers took the oath of office Tuesday — his own mother. Six-term Republican Rep.

SEATTLE — Amazon has announced $2 billion in loans and grants to secure affordable housing in three U.S. cities where it has major operations, including a Seattle suburb where the online retail giant employs at least 5,000 workers.

TORONTO — SIR Corp. says it has made an offer to take the SIR Royalty Income Fund private in a deal worth about $30 million.

The pandemic has caused many people to reassess their priorities. There is talk of moving out of the city, simplifying life and saving more money.

NEW YORK — For news organizations chronicling the vote count in the Georgia Senate runoff elections, Tuesday felt like a rerun from two months ago: nerves on edge, an avalanche of numbers and a lot of Steve Kornacki.

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Dre says he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm.

NEW YORK — Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 per cent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday.

In this winter of hunkering down at home, there’s a trend that's just right for the times: quilts as decor and as art.