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Suspect in deadly Vancouver stranger attacks was on probation: VPD chief
VANCOUVER – The suspect in a pair of “unprovoked stranger assaults” in downtown Vancouver that…
Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as…
B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales
PORT HARDY, B.C. – A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined…
3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the…
B.C. government considers ‘Plan B’ if salmon need help through Chilcotin slide zone
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Plans to help migrating salmon make it up British Columbia’s Chilcotin…
Disney teases 28 minutes of ‘Star Wars’ spinoff ‘Rogue One’
MARIN, Calif. – The secretive “Star Wars” spinoff movie “Rogue One” just got a little…
Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate…
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most…
Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and…
Canada warns of Russian ‘bot farm’ powered by AI spreading online disinformation
OTTAWA – Canadian security officials are warning about a Russian propaganda campaign that used social-media…
Canadian country music’s best to be honoured at Edmonton awards show
EDMONTON – The Canadian Country Music Association will be handing out the hardware to the industry’s best tonight in Edmonton.
A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy
ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront…
Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence…
Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken…
Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive…
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains…
‘National treasure’: Canada’s short story master, Nobel winner Alice Munro dead at 92
Short story legend Alice Munro, whose intricate tales depicting small-town southwestern Ontario earned her an…
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby, renew their vows
NEW YORK (AP) — Cue up his 2010 megahit “Baby.” Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber…
Toronto police seek suspect vehicle after security guard shot outside Drake’s mansion
Toronto police are seeking help from the public as they continue to investigate a shooting…
Security guard at Drake’s home seriously injured in overnight shooting
TORONTO – Drake’s sprawling Toronto mansion was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a security…
Citytv’s long-running show ‘Cityline’ cancelled, Moore moves to ‘Breakfast Television’
TORONTO – After four decades as a Canadian daytime television staple, “Cityline” is dimming the…
Music Review: Lizzy McAlpine tells intimate folk-pop stories on her third album, ‘Older’
The opening track on folk-pop singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine’s third album, “Older,” is only one minute…
‘The Good Wife’-verse expands with new series ‘Elsbeth’ starring Carrie Preston
It took about 14 years but Carrie Preston is finally playing her dream role full-time.…
A swift rebound and unprecedented tickets sales for live music after pandemic shut venues down
Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are…