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Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a…
Australia cancels rapper Ye’s visa over ‘Heil Hitler’ release
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ye, the U.S. rapper formerly known as Kanye West, was recently…
50 Cent, Aubrey O’Day and more react to the verdict in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of a prostitution-related offense but…
Joni Mitchell receives Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal
Joni Mitchell has received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal for her cultural contributions,…
Ahead of Oasis’ tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more
NEW YORK (AP) — “Don’t Look Back in Anger” is good advice for the Britpop…
Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday…
2025’s best movies (so far) include ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sorry Baby’ and ‘One of Them Days’
Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as…
What the key witnesses at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial told the jury
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial heard…
BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will…
Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan says it’s being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury
LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage…
There’s no one way to be a Canadian: Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of identity and culture, came to his new job…
B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under…
First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto
TORONTO — A modern take on a millennia-old Sanskrit epic was the big winner in…
Bush, Obama – and singer Bono – fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism…
Brazil to reopen National Museum destroyed by fire in 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s National Museum offered a glimpse of its renovated building…
Slander or ‘trash-talking’? Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud has a day in court
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is pondering the nature of rap battles and…
Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts
The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic…
No verdict on first day of jury deliberations at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal…
Leaving first show at Toronto’s new Rogers Stadium was a ‘nightmare’: concertgoer
TORONTO — Fans who attended the inaugural concert at Toronto’s new Rogers Stadium on Sunday…
Who’s calling? A reporter, and it’s often President Donald Trump answering
For reporters, it’s hardly unusual to call sources on the phone to learn details or…
Who’s calling? A reporter, and it’s often President Donald Trump answering
For reporters, it’s hardly unusual to call sources on the phone to learn details or…
Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fall
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Crew members from a Disney cruise ship saved a girl…
Montreal Jewish museum reopens century-old sewing shop as a pop-up exhibit
MONTREAL — For 100 years, H. Fisher & Fils was a fixture of Montreal’s garment…
Czech Philharmonic says Jakub Hrůša will become chief conductor in 2028
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — The Czech Philharmonic announced Monday that Jakub Hrůša has been…