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For Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?
For nearly two years, a nearly nonstop parade of allegations and revelations has ravaged and…
Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash
SWAN RIVER — The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the…
The potential sentence faced by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for his prostitution-related crime
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial convicted…
Judge denies bid by the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s killing for a new trial in a jailhouse fight
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is awaiting trial in the 1996…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the…
After Diddy’s conviction, here’s where his business ventures stand
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges…
Live Nation ‘making adjustments’ at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium after fan complaints
TORONTO — The operators of Toronto’s new Rogers Stadium say they are “already making adjustments”…
Diddy’s trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
A New York City jury’s decision Wednesday to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related offenses…
With public ban on band Bob Vylan, Trump appears to ease visa privacy rules to make a point
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the United States revokes someone’s visa, it is typically confidential, with…
Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a…
Australia cancels rapper Ye’s visa over ‘Heil Hitler’ release
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ye, the U.S. rapper formerly known as Kanye West, was recently…
50 Cent, Aubrey O’Day and more react to the verdict in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of a prostitution-related offense but…
Joni Mitchell receives Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal
Joni Mitchell has received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal for her cultural contributions,…
Ahead of Oasis’ tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more
NEW YORK (AP) — “Don’t Look Back in Anger” is good advice for the Britpop…
Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday…
2025’s best movies (so far) include ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sorry Baby’ and ‘One of Them Days’
Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as…
What the key witnesses at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial told the jury
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial heard…
BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will…
Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan says it’s being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury
LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage…
There’s no one way to be a Canadian: Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of identity and culture, came to his new job…
B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under…
First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto
TORONTO — A modern take on a millennia-old Sanskrit epic was the big winner in…
Bush, Obama – and singer Bono – fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism…