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Thieves speed off with bronze statue of Formula One racing legend Gilles Villeneuve
MONTREAL — A small Quebec town northeast of Montreal is racing to find a stolen…
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
(RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in…
Supreme Court sued over its refusal to translate decisions before 1970 into French
MONTREAL — The office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada was served…
‘The Lion King’ taps new Simba as musical’s star recovers from injury ahead of debut
TORONTO — The Toronto production of “The Lion King” has appointed a regent after the…
Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than…
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during…
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang,…
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime…
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during…
‘Scandal’ cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC’s hit political drama “Scandal” may need to brush up on their…
Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland became the first state on Friday to join a federal…
Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory…
Interior Health fined after hospital workers exposed to illicit substance
PENTICTON, B.C. — British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has been fined nearly $275,000 after workers…
Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang,…
Winnipeggers celebrate 50th anniversary of cult classic ‘Phantom of the Paradise’
WINNIPEG — When the American rock musical film “Phantom of the Paradise” was released in…
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024’s most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five…
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere…
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving…
Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua ‘feeling good’ after cancer treatment
VANCOUVER — Dakota Joshua still struggles to put into words what it felt like to…
Abortion rights is creating expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in…
Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York’s Rockefeller Christmas tree
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong…
Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York’s Rockefeller Christmas tree
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong…
Pets join Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s famed Day of the Dead…
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum
MADRID (AP) — It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze…