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Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
OTTAWA – Decorated ice dance duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and mixed martial arts…
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
TORONTO (AP) — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey,…
Performing arts center finally opens at ground zero after 2 decades of setbacks and changed plans
NEW YORK (AP) — In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting…
French actor Dujardin set for starring role at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — Award-winning French actor Jean Dujardin’s involvement in the Rugby World Cup opening…
Grammy Museum to launch 50 years of hip-hop exhibit featuring artifacts from Tupac, Biggie
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Museum announced Thursday that it is launching the “Hip-Hop…
Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with ‘The Marvels’: Fall Movie Preview
NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis…
Hillary Clinton returning to the White House for an arts event next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare…
Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes
Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her…
Vancouver-based writer John Vaillant among contenders for a prestigious non-fiction prize
LONDON (AP) — Books about the perilous state of our world, our food and our…
Veterans’ fundraiser draws Tracy Morgan, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Jon Stewart
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, John Mellencamp,Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will…
Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen taking on new challenges on two continents
NEW YORK (AP) — Embarking on her most ambitious season yet, Lise Davidsen is giving…
Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation
Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it…
Quebec author Kevin Lambert in contention for prestigious Prix Goncourt award
MONTREAL – Quebec author Kevin Lambert is in the running for the prestigious Prix Goncourt…
Book Review: Stephen King finds terror in the ordinary in new pandemic-set novel ‘Holly’
“Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) In half a century of writing horror novels, Stephen King…
Atom Egoyan says ‘Seven Veils’ explores themes that have haunted him for years
TORONTO – On a sun-drenched August morning, filmmaker Atom Egoyan stands in the silence of…
Ancient Roman bust seized from Massachusetts museum in looting probe
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A bronze bust believed to depict the daughter of an ancient…
West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — On the same day that dejected students pleaded with the board…
Corgis parade outside Buckingham Palace to remember Queen Elizabeth II a year since her death
LONDON (AP) — The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace may draw tourists from…
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to…
Berlin Wall relic gets a ‘second life’ on US-Mexico border as Biden adds barriers
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall,…
Americans have long wanted the perfect endless summer. Jimmy Buffett offered them one
It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett’s death emerged at the beginning…
Accomplished stage actor, pioneering theatre director Marti Maraden dies at 78
TORONTO – Stage actor Marti Maraden, who helped break down barriers for women as an…
Will updated COVID vaccines work against latest variant? Canadian scientists monitor global research
Federal scientists will be monitoring global research to determine the effectiveness of updated vaccines against…
Statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius seized from Cleveland museum in looting investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and…