Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Entertainment
Anne Murray says she’s ‘nervous’ but wants the Jays to ‘win so badly’ at World Series
NASHVILLE — Anne Murray is keeping her expectations in check, but says she desperately wants…
Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound – and may turn French crown jewels into legend
PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever…
Sean Baker, Finn Wolfhard among investors to rescue Vancouver’s art-deco Park Theatre
VANCOUVER — A beloved Vancouver movie theatre has been rescued from closure by an investment…
Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack DeJohnette, a celebrated jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis…
Producers pay damages to settle libel suit over movie about search for King Richard III
LONDON (AP) — It was a true story stranger than fiction: The body of England’s…
Drake surprises fans at dancehall star Vybz Kartel’s historic first Canadian show
TORONTO — When Drake was a teenager, he’d stand outside Toronto’s long-gone Escape Nightclub handing…
‘Yeah, boyeeee’: Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That…
FIFA opens 2nd phase of World Cup ticket sales with exclusive slots for US, Canada, Mexico
FIFA began the process of selling another 1 million tickets for next year’s World Cup…
Judd Apatow welcomes us into his comedic life with the illuminating scrapbook memoir ‘Comedy Nerd’
NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow likes to keep stuff. He even goes as far…
Mexican regional music went global – now women are demanding their turn
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican regional music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda,…
‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A big-screen adaptation of the popular anime “Chainsaw Man” has beaten…
Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum
PARIS (AP) — Two suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels…
Nelly Furtado says in social media post she’s stepping away from performing
TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado says she’s stepping away from performing “for the foreseeable…
A documentary highlighting the 2021 Fairy Creek standoff makes its N.S. debut
HALIFAX — A documentary on British Columbia’s Fairy Creek blockade is making waves in Nova…
‘Montreal, My Beautiful’ takes top prize at Windsor International Film Festival
WINDSOR — “Montreal, My Beautiful” has grabbed the Windsor International Film Festival’s prize in Canadian…
Trump announces additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada on Saturday…
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100
LOS ANGELES (AP) — June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of…
Miguel’s ‘CAOS,’ fueled by anger and angst, is his first studio album in nearly a decade
NEW YORK (AP) — If you wondered why Miguel didn’t release a studio album for…
Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos buried in a state funeral
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos was buried Saturday at Athens’ First…
Poker’s NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from ‘Ocean’s’ to ‘Rounders’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever…
Has business tuned out Trump’s temper tantrums?
MONTREAL — Like exhausted parents, Canada’s business community seems to be increasingly tuning out the…
Ontario will pull ads that triggered Trump in order to restart trade talks, Ford says
OTTAWA — Ontario is hitting pause on its short-lived anti-tariff television ad campaign in the…
Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar in vivid hat, long hidden from view, sells for 32 million euros
PARIS (AP) — A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar…
A new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley want to tell you a story
LONDON (AP) — If you listen carefully, you can hear the noise of chocolate frogs…