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Kiefer Sutherland asks Ford to stop using grandfather Douglas’s name and picture
TORONTO – Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland is asking Ontario Premier Doug Ford to stop using…
Indian theatre and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81
NEW DELHI – Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor and director and a rights…
New plan for Arkansas Arts Center calls for $128M expansion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Laine Harber can say he is no artist, but he paints…
The Latest: ‘Hadestown’ wins Tony Award for best new musical
NEW YORK – The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local): 11:10 p.m. “Hadestown,”…
Trade posts in Four Corners fight to stay open amid changes
FARMINGTON, N.M. – The trading posts, once a staple in the Four Corners region that…
Calls for a new kind of popcorn movie: ‘We need Indigenous people in space’
TORONTO – Director Alexandra Lazarowich is making a movie about a successful New York City…
Art museum displays newly acquired Aretha Franklin portrait
DETROIT – The Detroit Institute of Arts is displaying nine recent acquisitions including a portrait…
Wesleyan to host dancer Netta Yerushalmy
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts has received a grant from the…
Walk Off the Earth’s creative take on O Canada at NBA Finals draws mixed reviews
The Toronto Raptors’ first trip to the NBA Finals has gone about as well as…
Construction to begin soon on taller White House fence
WASHINGTON – Tourists may find it harder to get that perfect snap of the White…
West Coast voyage explores remote sites visited by Spanish explorers in 1770s
VICTORIA – Two British Columbia kayakers are set to depart from a remote Vancouver Island…
Oh, Canada: Saskatchewan singer proud despite flak over anthem at NBA Finals
A Saskatchewan-born country singer says she has no regrets about putting her own spin on…
Why Quebec endlessly beckons those on a bicycle
MONTREAL – In Montreal each spring, an epic bicycle festival demonstrates how 25,000 people can…
Opponents of pipeline argue land was improperly seized
GREEN, Ohio – Landowners in Ohio hope to convince a federal appeals court that they…
Leonard has 30 points as Raptors take 2-1 series lead with win over Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. – People he’d pass on the streets of Toronto would tell Danny Green…
Spain honours research of plants’ role against climate change
MADRID – A Spanish foundation says two prominent biologists working separately on how plants can…
Denver’s Hancock claims victory in mayoral runoff
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock claimed victory in his bid for a third term in a…
Tony Hawk to revive Huckjam format as part of music festival
SAN DIEGO – Skateboarding pioneer Tony Hawk says he’s bringing back his Huckjam format as…
Alaska thins its playlist for state’s Music on Hold project
JUNEAU, Alaska – An Alaska program that uses music by state artists as background songs…
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s wife Nechama dies at 73
JERUSALEM – Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, has died. She was…
Correction: Author’s Brother-Life Sentence story
HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a story May 31 about the brother of author John Edgar…
David Lynch, Wes Studi among honorary Oscar recipients
LOS ANGELES – The first Oscar winners of the season are already here. Groundbreaking filmmaker…
5 new New Orleans murals in walkable area
NEW ORLEANS – Five new murals are up or going up in New Orleans, within…
A list of Pride events marking Stonewall’s 50th anniversary
This year’s Pride Month is filled with parades, movie screenings, walking tours, art exhibits, and…