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Canadian Country Music Association introduces new francophone artist category
TORONTO — Canada’s biggest country music awards show will have a little more “je ne…
Q&A: ‘Severance’ is renewed for Season 3. Ben Stiller once thought the series might not get made
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Severance” is beloved by critics and audiences alike. But there was…
What to stream: ‘Wicked’ at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in ‘Good American Family’
“Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big…
Canadian Stage lineup offers a mix of domestic classics and provocative imports
TORONTO — Canadian Stage’s upcoming season includes a return of Robert Lepage, the Canadian premiere…
Sex abuse trial of former ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor in Nevada is again postponed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sex abuse trial of former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan…
Garth Greenwell’s ‘Small Rain’ wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Garth Greenwell’s “Small Rain,” in which a poet falls ill and…
Mega Millions tickets rise to $5, but the lottery promises more giant jackpots
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should…
Amber Ruffin, cut from White House correspondents dinner, will host PEN America gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Comic Amber Ruffin has a new spring gig. PEN America told…
Sorry not sorry: Restaurants revamp decor, menus to showcase Canadian ties
TORONTO — When Grizzly Bar opens next week in Toronto, diners will have no doubt…
Praise be, loyal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ fans: Propulsive final season promises a satisfying catharsis
Not long ago Yvonne Strahovski, who plays beautiful, ruthless, deeply complicated Serena on “The Handmaid’s…
Shawn Desman, July Talk, Dean Brody early names added to CNE concert lineup
TORONTO — Canadian pop singer Shawn Desman, and homegrown bands July Talk and Loverboy are…
George M. Johnson’s ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ tops 2024 list of most ‘challenged’ US library books
NEW YORK (AP) — Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story…
Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not…
‘A Minecraft Movie’ delivers Hollywood a much-needed box-office hit
Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening…
John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl’s dark side
LONDON (AP) — American actor John Lithgow won the best actor trophy at the London…
Winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage
LONDON (AP) — The winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out Sunday for achievement…
Strive to survive on court: film shows the pressure ball kids face to earn an Australian Open spot
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Formula 1 has done it, so has professional golf, the National…
Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The number of victims who died after a roof…
Randy Rainbow, master satirist, vies with Goliaths for Emmy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Randy Rainbow is adored by the legendary Carol Burnett, and…
As TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is…
Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s B.C. home shot at
Police on Vancouver Island say they’ve arrested a man over gunshots and arson at the…
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer…
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election’s…
‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not…