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Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in ‘Anna,’ dies at age 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage,…
Sam Smith calls Beverly Glenn-Copeland ‘statesman of queer community’ at Pink Awards
TORONTO — Sam Smith bestowed Canadian singer and songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland with the legacy award…
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of one of his oldest…
From Naismith to SGA: ‘The Golden Generation’ tells Canada’s men’s basketball story
When Oren Weisfeld set out to write about the story of Canada’s national men’s basketball…
Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers
The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again — and this time it…
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died from injuries suffered in fall
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the…
Calgary’s Nattie Neidhart hopes to inspire with memoir ‘The Last Hart Beating’
TORONTO — Nattie Neidhart has been a hero and a villain in the wrestling ring…
UK government defends the BBC as critics circle and Trump threatens to sue
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government rallied to the defense of the BBC on Tuesday after…
There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special
There’s a Gary Cole for everyone. Whether you know him from “The West Wing” or…
San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Monkey King’ ready to premiere with magical Kung Fu and puppetry
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King…
Oprah Winfrey picks Ann Packer’s ‘Some Bright Nowhere’ for book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Packer’s “Some Bright Nowhere,” her first novel in a decade,…
Trump threatens to sue BBC over edited speech that sparked resignations by news bosses
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over…
Writer David Szalay wins prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his earthy novel ‘Flesh’
LONDON (AP) — Canadian-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction on Monday…
The Guess Who announce Canadian tour to mark end to legal dispute over band name
Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are hitting the road as the Guess Who for the…
Canadian-born author David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’
Canadian-born author David Szalay had his eye on the Booker Prize from the very early…