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B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province’s film industry
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia…
Pamela Hayden, longtime ‘Simpsons’ voice actor, including Bart’s friend Milhouse, hangs up her mic
NEW YORK (AP) — Pamela Hayden, the longtime voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten —…
Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction
TORONTO — An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has…
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped…
Chris Stapleton wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen gets entertainer of the year
Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on…
Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry…
Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry…
Ridley Scott on going big with ‘Gladiator II’
NEW YORK (AP) — An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie…
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music…
What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Comcast’s corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with “NBC” in…
Taylor Swift to kick off final three Toronto shows as Eras Tour heads toward finale
TORONTO — Taylor Swift is throwing another party in Toronto as her celebrated Eras Tour…
Nova Scotia’s main party leaders spar in final televised debate of election campaign
HALIFAX — Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston asked Nova Scotians on Thursday to be patient,…
Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the…
Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from…
Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral’s reopening as ‘a calling’
PARIS (AP) — When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April…
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and ‘Wicked’ embraced it
NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word lately in Hollywood marketing, but…
Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
NEW YORK (AP) — The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music…
Our Lady Peace, Mike Weir among Canada’s Walk of Fame honourees for 2025
TORONTO — Rock band Our Lady Peace, golf star Mike Weir and actress Tonya Williams…
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction…
Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump
Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden…
Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello to headline college football concert series in Atlanta
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello are gearing up to make…
‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer
NEW YORK (AP) — When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age…
Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters
“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t…
‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of…