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Oded Brenner is a modern-day Willy Wonka. In the 1990s, he co-created an international chocolate empire, Max Brenner Chocolate, that includes a 7,000-square-foot emporium on Broadway in New York City.

NEW YORK — Canadian writers Dionne Brand and Canisia Lubrin are among this year's winners of Windham-Campbell Prizes, which provide US$165,000 for each recipient to focus on work "independent of financial concerns.

NEW YORK — To Fox News Channel’s Janice Dean, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a liar and a criminal. He blames others for his “disastrous decisions.” He needs to resign — no, that’s not enough.

NEW YORK — Playwright Michael R.

Not so long ago, orchids were regarded as rare and exotic. But these days, thanks to new propagation techniques, certain varieties are mass-produced.

Three up-and-coming Canadian artists will receive $10,000 apiece and exposure as the winners of this year's New Generation Photography Award. Dustin Brons of Vancouver; Chris Donovan of Saint John, N.B.; and Dainesha Nugent-Palache of Brampton, Ont.

No matter how modern opposite-sex couples can be in their views on equality, old habits die hard. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this abundantly clear to parents who already struggled to find balance.

DENVER — A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another lawsuit, this one involving a birthday cake for a transgender woman.

LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson is getting in the TV drama ring against himself. On the heels of Hulu's announcement of a Tyson miniseries to be made without his involvement, the boxing great said he's producing a limited series starring Jamie Foxx.

MIAMI — Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image.