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Band’s pandemic diversion leads to every-night gig in park
NEW YORK – What started as a way for two musicians to get out of…
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January
NEW YORK – The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least…
Comfort levels vary for Michigan arts, culture customers
DETROIT – When will people in southeast Michigan be ready to head back to museums,…
A call for repatriation and slices of pandemic life; In The News for June 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
B.C. teenager photographs personal experiences of people around the world
VANCOUVER – A 17-year-old British Columbia student has been documenting the personal experiences of strangers…
Milton Glaser, designer of ‘I Love NY’ logo, dies at 91
NEW YORK – Milton Glaser, the groundbreaking graphic designer who adorned Bob Dylan’s silhouette with…
Q-and-A: Juno Awards head Allan Reid on celebrating Canadian music in a pandemic
TORONTO – A stripped-back presentation of the 2020 Juno Awards on Monday will toast the…
Protesters: Remove statues of slave kneeling before Lincoln
Calls are intensifying for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston…
Sissoko, Wog chosen top athletes of 2020 in Canadian university sports
TORONTO – Aboubacar Sissoko heads into a pro soccer career and Kelsey Wog pursues her…
Prism Prize for music videos to name winner in online show in July
TORONTO – The Prism Prize, billed as the largest cash award in the world for…
Global vaccine alliance wins prestigious Spanish prize
MADRID – The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization has won Spain’s illustrious Princess of…
Malls, movies, gyms in New York still not cleared to reopen
ALBANY, N.Y. – Malls, movie theatres and gyms will not be cleared to reopen when…
McGill student who led fight to drop offensive team name chosen as valedictorian
MONTREAL – The Indigenous student who led the fight to convince McGill University to drop…
2nd presidential debate moves from Michigan to Florida
WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan commission that sponsors the formal election year presidential debates announced Tuesday…
University removes Marge Schott’s name from stadium
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott’s name from its baseball stadium…
Mathematicians behind JPEG files honoured by Spanish award
MADRID – An international team of mathematicians whose theories have improved the compression of large…
South African choir adapts to COVID-19 by making new music
MOUTSE VALLEY, South Africa – The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far…
Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK
Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and…
Lawsuit heard, movies, amusement parks get guidance
CONCORD, N.H. – A man should not be allowed to sue over a Nashua face-covering…
This Father’s Day, dads have new respect for duties at home
NEW YORK – Rahul Gandhi’s twin girls were born dangerously premature, with a slim chance…
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
NEW YORK – As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd,…
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
NEW YORK – As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd,…
Sam Roberts Band, Marie-Mai and Shad part of RBC Bluesfest drive-in concert series
An array of Canadian musicians spanning various genres are taking the stage at a weekend…
Asturias award honours Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson
MADRID – Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson, author of the 1986 non-fiction book “Eros…