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The Who concert memorial fundraiser plays on, virtually
CINCINNATI – For years, alumni of a Cincinnati-area high school have gathered to raise scholarship…
Ang Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 years later
NEW YORK – It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers…
NAC partners with Black Theatre Workshop to share English programming resources
The National Arts Centre is sharing the spotlight with Canada’s longest-running Black theatre company as…
Steven Soderbergh among producers of upcoming Academy Awards
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The…
Food prices rising and Britain rolls out COVID-19 vaccine: In The News for Dec. 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Dec. 7 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Yukon is…
First lady announces new White House tennis pavilion
WASHINGTON – Tennis anyone? Weeks before her family turns the White House over to President-elect…
Cardi B, Post Malone, Foo Fighters to headline Montreal’s 2021 Osheaga festival
Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival has announced headliners for next summer’s event, saying while…
A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text
Against the backdrop of a pandemic’s blight and wounds from an acrimonious election, a group…
COVID-19 restrictions prompting people to find creative ways to avoid cabin fever
WINNIPEG – Finding a way to get outdoors and connect — safely — with friends…
Oregon suspends license of doctor who refuses to wear mask
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Medical Board has indefinitely suspended the medical license of a…
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court
WASHINGTON – Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once…
Authors wrestle with the real-world impacts of writing about other identities
Sharon Bala knows the power of recognizing yourself in a story, and the pain of…
Toronto actor-brothers Stephan James and Shamier Anderson launch The Black Academy
TORONTO – When Toronto-raised actor Stephan James got the inaugural Radius Award at last year’s…
Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget
OTTAWA – Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the…
Juno Awards move Toronto show date to May 16, 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – The 2021 Juno Awards are moving to May for their 50th anniversary. Organizers…
Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president…
Irina Antonova, head of top Moscow art museum, dies at 98
MOSCOW – Irina Antonova, a charismatic art historian who presided over one of Russia’s top…
Cottagecore holidays: Decorations with a homespun vibe
Along with bread-baking and closet reorganizing, another nesting trend on the home front is “cottagecore”…
Millennial Money: Be effective with your generosity in 2020
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to donate money this year, plenty of causes…
Study: Students falling behind in math during pandemic
A disproportionately large number of poor and minority students were not in schools for assessments…
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the…
Canadian Opera Company finds new general director at the Houston Grand Opera
TORONTO – The Canadian Opera Company has found its new general director at the Houston…
50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again
LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson stepped onto a spotlighted stage Friday and weighed in at…