Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Entertainment
A reimagined ‘Cats’ on Broadway features a special cat – an actor from the original 1980s musical
NEW YORK (AP) — A DJ with a high-top fade and a crate of vinyl…
Here’s who’s coming to Just For Laughs Montreal, including Jerry Seinfeld and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Comedy stalwarts “Weird Al” Yankovic and Jerry Seinfeld will headline this year’s edition of Just…
Ye postpones Marseille concert after French authorities say they will seek a ban
PARIS (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West postponed his upcoming show in…
Billy Crystal eyes return to Broadway in one-man show about the house he lost to LA wildfires
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a very…
‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face new domestic violence charges
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Taylor Frankie Paul, a star of “The Secret Lives of…
Warner Bros. puts on a starry CinemaCon show with Cruise, Kidman, Bullock, Zendaya and Chalamet
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Warner Bros. put on a big show hyping their upcoming films…
The Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s new leadership wants to prove to critics that the…
The Walt Disney Co. begins laying off 1,000 employees
NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday began layoffs expected to lead…
A nonprofit lifeline for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as more papers seek nonprofit sector help
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Tuesday it had prevented an imminent shutdown because a nonprofit journalism…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
NEW YORK (AP) — Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the…
Fact File: Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance not limited by catalogue sale
Justin Bieber’s stripped-back performance at the Coachella music festival on Saturday saw the Canadian star…
Fact File: Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance did not skip old songs because of catalogue sale
Justin Bieber’s stripped-back performance at the Coachella music festival on Saturday saw the Canadian star…
Canada’s national orchestra to honour Indigenous music during Nova Scotia shows
HALIFAX — The last time Canada’s national orchestra performed in Eskasoni First Nation, Mi’kmaq singer-songwriter…
FBI says suspects tried to rob Offset outside a Florida casino when he was shot in the leg
The rapper Offset was ambushed by a “large group” of people who tried to rob…
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’
NEW YORK (AP) — Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel met like their characters in “The…
Library of Congress appoints Arthur Sze to a second 1-year term as US poet laureate
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to a second…
Here are the finalists for the Donner Prize, the $60K public policy book awards
TORONTO — Followups to two Canadian bestsellers have made the short list for this year’s…
Oprah Winfrey names Maria Semple’s ‘Go Gentle’ as her latest book club pick
NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Semple’s “Go Gentle,” a comic novel about a Stoic philosopher…
Famed ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale facing another battle with cancer
Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer. Vitale said Monday that…
In the news today: Liberal byelection sweep, Meet Canada’s new MPs, jail revamp
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Colm Feore on Canadian Film Day and a Jason Kelce shout-out for his recent short film
Colm Feore has starred in dozens of high-profile screen and stage projects, but when a…
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for a low-key, privately funded visit
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of…
Tom Holland says new ‘Spider-Man’ is the most emotional, most mature, yet
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making…
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and…