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Venice Film Festival opens with Danny Boyle’s Murdoch film, an award for Clooney and geopolitics
VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney may be at the Venice Film Festival to receive…
NASCAR drivers scrambling for cameos after Tom Cruise announces ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joey Logano has won 71 NASCAR races and three Cup Series…
SOCAN sues Suno, alleges AI company copies Canadian music without paying creators
Look at this photograph — now listen to the AI version. Canada’s largest member-owned music…
The trial over Tupac Shakur’s murder ended with a guilty verdict. But did it bring closure?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly 30 years, the story of Tupac Shakur’s killing existed…
Macron and King Charles III hail their nations’ ties as they view the Bayeux Tapestry in London
LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s King Charles III hailed the Bayeux…
Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times’ copyright case over training of chatbots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between OpenAI and…
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García brings her biggest tour yet to the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García has built her Latin Grammy -winning…
Amazon Prime Video to broadcast games locally for six NHL teams, including Carolina
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s Prime Video will be the exclusive local streaming home of…
Meet the 2026 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The newest cast competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on “Dancing With…
Former Sportsnet broadcaster Christine Simpson shares breast cancer diagnosis
TORONTO — Former Sportsnet broadcaster Christine Simpson says she has breast cancer. The 61-year-old from…
Hot Docs promotes Diana Sanchez from executive director to president
TORONTO — Hot Docs says it’s bolstering its leadership team as it looks to establish…
He captivated millions on TV. Now Archbishop Fulton Sheen is one step closer to sainthood
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Bonnie Engstrom believes a long-deceased TV priest helped save her son’s…
Ariana Grande steps out of the spotlight with gratitude at tour closing
LONDON (AP) — Ariana Grande’s final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the…
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to visit Newfoundland for 25th anniversary of 9/11
GANDER — U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra will be among the dignitaries heading to central Newfoundland…
Élections Québec says it will send out voting information in French only
MONTREAL — A group representing anglophones in Quebec is calling on the provincial elections authority…
Matthew Perry docuseries tracing life of ‘Friends’ star to hit Netflix in October
Matthew Perry’s life is getting the documentary treatment. Netflix says the Canadian-American actor, who died…
Art Gallery of Ontario’s CEO Stephan Jost to depart at the end of this year
TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario says its top executive is stepping down after…
For a century, journalists have had a voluntary ethics code. Editors are giving it an AI-era reboot
NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into a corner of a newsroom somewhere and you can…
King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance to Norway’s constitution as his father lies in state
OSLO, Norway (AP) — King Haakon VIII pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway’s constitution…
Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in ‘The Social Reckoning’ – Fall Movie Preview
NEW YORK (AP) — When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard…
A closer look at five standout Canadian titles headed to TIFF 2026
TORONTO — When writer-director David Bezmozgis set out to adapt his 2014 novel “The Betrayers”…
Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian who in poems, stories,…
What to know about the evidence that led to Keffe D’s conviction in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly three decades, the killing of Tupac Shakur was one…
Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the…