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University of Guelph professor Kyo Maclear wrote a memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath and the power of love.

A prominent member of the Penticton Indian Band, lax̌lax̌tkʷ Dr. Jeannette Armstrong is one of the 85 new appointees of the Order of Canada.

'Parasitic Oscillations' is Madhur Anada's second collection of poetry and is on the short list for the 2023 award.

A book by a Winnipeg author is among the country's 14 best of 2021, according to the Canada Council for the Arts.

EDMONTON - Edmonton-based author and editor Gloria Sawai, who won the 2002 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, has died.

<p> Robert Kroetsch, author of acclaimed 'Studhorse Man,' dies in Alberta crash <p>LEDUC, Alta. - Acclaimed Canadian author Robert Kroetsch has died.</p> <p>RCMP confirm the 83-year-old was killed in a car crash southeast of Edmonton near Leduc on Tuesday.</p> <p>Police say five ot</p>

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met 120 of the estimated half-million Canadians living in Britain here this week in advance of the royal couple's visit to Canada later this month.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met 120 of the estimated half-million Canadians living in Britain here this week in advance of the royal couple's visit to Canada later this month.

Acclaimed B.C. author Annabel Lyon has a few things in common with the quirky teenage protagonist in "Encore Edie," her new novel for young readers that hits stores Tuesday.

TORONTO - Former Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Annabel Lyon is among the nominees for this year's award.

Acclaimed Calgary humorist Will Ferguson captured Canada's most lucrative literary prize on Tuesday night, winning the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel "419."

TORONTO - Author Tamas Dobozy took home the $25,000 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for "Siege 13" on Wednesday, dedicating it to his father, whose anecdotes of the brutal battle of Budapest during the Second World War inspired the short story collection.

Tamas Dobozy's father never talked much about how he survived the brutal Second World War battle that would provide a springboard for his son's stellar work of short fiction, "Siege 13."

VANCOUVER - A hostage's tale of captivity, an ode to public transit, and a dark look at the history of a writer's new town are among the 10 semi-finalists for the $40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.

Canadian authors Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt continued their astonishing fall book prize season on Tuesday as both were shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Awards. Read the full list of nominees here.<br />

<p>So far this fall, the two writers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.</p>

TORONTO - Esteemed Toronto author Nino Ricci recalls having "very low" expectations when his debut novel, "Lives of the Saints," was published in 1990.

TORONTO - Books on Mordecai Richler, Sir John A. Macdonald, and a popular marine park in British Columbia are among the finalists for this year's $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

<p>Acclaimed African-Nova Scotian poet Maxine Tynes had died. She passed away Monday, in Halifax, at the age of 62.</p>

Vancouver Island native Patrick deWitt said he was breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday after his sophomore novel "The Sisters Brothers" won the $25,000 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize - one of several lucrative literary awards it's been up for this fall.