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Buffy Sainte-Marie getting Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame honour
TORONTO – Buffy Sainte-Marie is set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of…
Breckenridge troll sculpture to be rebuilt on new town site
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – A Breckenridge troll sculpture will be rebuilt on a different site within…
Melania Trump talks up homework with kids on ‘Be Best’ tour
TULSA, Okla. – Melania Trump gave a second-grader a pep talk about homework Monday as…
Locker-room sets and crinkled $10 bills: How comics make money in a precarious industry
TORONTO – Caught in the swirling winds of a dangerous snowstorm, comedian Michelle Shaughnessy was…
Grace Jones rocks Zendaya show as Valentino gets ovation
PARIS – A one-off itinerant extravaganza courtesy of American designer Tommy Hilfiger’s “buy-now” collaboration with…
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma brings ‘Day of Action’ to Flint, Michigan
FLINT, Mich. – Yo-Yo Ma brought both music and a call for social change to…
Process underway to choose Alaska’s next writer laureate
JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska’s writer laureate will hold on to the title as the process…
‘Will and Grace’ star to present icon award to Kids in the Hall at CSAs
TORONTO – “Will and Grace” star Eric McCormack is slated to toast the Kids in…
Court rejects injunction against German museum over painting
BERLIN – A German court has rejected a bid by the heirs of a Jewish…
Ballet veteran Mavis Staines wins Governor General’s Performing Arts Award
TORONTO – When a loose door handle sent then-ballet performer Mavis Staines toppling down a…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 27 The Washington…
Correction: Oscars-The Latest story
LOS ANGELES – In a story Feb. 25 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously…
South Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 26 The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg…
Former CFL star Chad Owens arrested, charged with one count of assault
TORONTO – Former CFL star Chad Owens has been arrested and charged with one count…
Canadian Ryan Hunter aiming to crack Kansas City Chiefs’ roster in 2019
Ryan Hunter is thankful he’s spending his off-season in Kansas City and not the upstart…
Sedaris, Rankine among new arts academy inductees
NEW YORK – David Sedaris, one of the new class of inductees into the American…
Pell’s trial draws attention to court suppression orders
MELBOURNE, Australia – Cardinal George Pell’s trial on child abuse charges is probably the highest…
Domee Shi Oscar win adds to storied legacy of Sheridan College animation program
Toronto-raised director Domee Shi’s Oscar win for the Pixar short “Bao” on Sunday had Sheridan…
Kim Kardashian in Montreal for museum retrospective of designer Mugler’s work
MONTREAL – Social media star Kim Kardashian and supermodel Tyra Banks are scheduled to walk…
Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens
NEW YORK – Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications…
‘Green Book’ wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars
LOS ANGELES – The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the…
Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens
NEW YORK – Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications…
Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training home also becoming known for craft beer
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Blue Jays baseball has become synonymous with Dunedin in the decades since…
Mahershala Ali takes supporting actor Oscar for ‘Green Book’
LOS ANGELES – Mahershala Ali triumphantly wrapped up this year’s award season by winning the…