Arts
Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31
PARIS (AP) — Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at…
Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song Contest
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian fans enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna…
Scarlett Johansson brings 50th season of ‘SNL’ to a low-key close
“Saturday Night Live” was more reflective than festive in the final episode of its 50th…
Bird man on red carpet leaves Cannes squawking
CANNES, France (AP) — Stars in glamorous gowns often peacock on the Cannes Film Festival…
Wes Anderson talks ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Gene Hackman and his Cannes bus
CANNES, France (AP) — Wes Anderson isn’t driving the bus. Laurent is. That’s the name…
Antonio Brown detained after gunshots outside Adin Ross’ boxing event
MIAMI (AP) — Antonio Brown was briefly detained by police early Saturday following an altercation…
Vancouver Island University students make the world’s largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of…
Notman Photographic Archives receives UNESCO Memory of the World Register distinction
MONTREAL — The Notman Photographic Archives, a collection of photographs described as a Canadian treasure,…
Kristen Stewart was always ready to direct
CANNES, France (AP) — Kristen Stewart has been talking about directing as long as she’s…
Drake shares petition calling for Tory Lanez’ release from prison: ‘Come home soon’
TORONTO — Drake has shared a petition calling for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to be…
Manito Ahbee: Manitoba powwow, one of North America’s largest, celebrates 20 years
WINNIPEG — For many familiar with Canada’s powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the…
CBC has escaped defunding, for now. So what happens next?
OTTAWA — At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect…
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love.’ Israel comes 2nd
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest…
Musician charged with Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub assault
LONDON (AP) — A fellow musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside…
How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Sprinkle on the sequins or settle down on the sofa: It’s…