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Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price for visitors from outside the EU
PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32…
K-pop stars announce flurry of donations to support victims of Hong Kong tower fire
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop band aespa and other South Korean pop stars have…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brings Pac-Man and Labubu to Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and…
How ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Crave’s ‘spicy, gay hockey show,’ became a global TV player
TORONTO — Could “Heated Rivalry” be the raciest Canadian TV show ever made? Writer-director Jacob…
Church sues after City of Montreal issues $2,500 fine for hosting ‘MAGA superstar’
MONTREAL — Quebec City is not alone in facing legal action for the way its…
David Szalay says his Booker-winning novel ‘Flesh’ isn’t just about masculinity
David Szalay didn’t set out to write a novel about the so-called crisis in masculinity,…
A welcome form of inflation: Balloons take shape for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons got into shape Wednesday for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day…
3 men charged in shooting death of rising Latin singer DELAROSA in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged three men Wednesday with murder in the death of…
‘Rush Hour 4’ will be distributed by Paramount after Trump’s reported request
NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to…
Vince Beiser wins Balsillie Prize for Public Policy for book on critical minerals
TORONTO — Vince Beiser’s book on critical minerals has won the $70,000 Balsillie Prize for…
How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of ‘Hamnet’
TORONTO (AP) — During the emotionally wrecking final scene of “Hamnet,” Jessie Buckley and Paul…
Incarcerated writers will be able to connect with literary world through new PEN America site
NEW YORK (AP) — Writers in U.S. prisons will have a new path to getting…
Thomas King’s revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
TORONTO — Thomas King’s revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada’s…
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on…
Philadelphia Art Museum court filings accuse former Canadian director of theft
The Philadelphia Art Museum is accusing its former Canadian director of stealing funds through unauthorized…
Canadian drama ‘La Médiatrice’ wins International Emmy for best short-form series
A French-language Canadian drama about a family mediator whose own life implodes has won an…
Barry Hertz’s ‘Fast & Furious’ book pops the hood on power struggles driving the franchise
TORONTO — Before “The Fast and the Furious” became one of the world’s most lucrative…
American menswear designer Jeffrey Banks is finally sharing his story and starting a new chapter
NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Jeffrey Banks spent years co-authoring seven books on fashion before…
Rick Atkinson’s Revolutionary War trilogy to be adapted into graphic editions
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning military historian Rick Atkinson, a comic book fan growing up,…
‘Father Ted’ writer Graham Linehan cleared of harassing transgender activist
LONDON (AP) — The co-creator of British TV sitcoms “Father Ted” and the “IT Crowd”…
News from outside disappears in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues…
AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and the Trump administration renewed their argument Monday over…
Celebrated ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he’s not Indigenous
Celebrated author Thomas King says that despite believing so nearly all his life, he is…
Dharmendra, iconic Bollywood actor and Indian cinema’s ‘He-Man,’ dies at 89
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dharmendra, one of Indian cinema’s most popular stars whose versatile performances…