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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…
Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years
Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just…
How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator’s vote against Trump’s tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Though patients don’t rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore,…
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…
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old…
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…
Musical ‘Hamilton’ and historian Ron Chernow to receive Liberty Medal awards
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it will…
Apple Music marks 10 years with new studio for artists, fans and the future of sound
CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — As Apple Music turns 10 this year, the popular streaming…
Canada cancelled its digital services tax. What was it and why did the U.S. hate it?
OTTAWA — Tech giants such as Amazon and Google will not have to shell out…
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid…
Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with…