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Randy Bachman to take Bachman-Turner Overdrive on Canadian tour next year
TORONTO — Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner.…
Ontario’s chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation
TORONTO — The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and…
Q&A: Tommy Richman talks ‘Million Dollar Baby’ success, Grammy nominations and ‘not hip-hop’ drama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Richman nearly had a million reasons to quit music —…
Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve
MONTREAL — A small Quebec town northeast of Montreal is racing to find a stolen…
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
(RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in…
Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French
MONTREAL — The office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada was served…
‘The Lion King’ taps new Simba as musical’s star recovers from injury ahead of debut
TORONTO — The Toronto production of “The Lion King” has appointed a regent after the…
Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than…
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during…
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang,…
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime…
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during…
‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC’s hit political drama “Scandal” may need to brush up on their…
Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory…
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang,…
Winnipeggers celebrate 50th anniversary of cult classic ‘Phantom of the Paradise’
WINNIPEG — When the American rock musical film “Phantom of the Paradise” was released in…
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five…
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere…
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum
MADRID (AP) — It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze…
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five…
With Ohtani and Yamamoto playing, the World Series averaged a record 12.9 million viewers in Japan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the…
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in…
True crime’s popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It’s not all good
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose…
UK prosecutors are mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from…