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Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA — Google asked the federal broadcast regulator Wednesday to exercise caution and restraint in…
Arson ignites the Dennis Lehane-created Apple TV+ firebug series ‘Smoke’
NEW YORK (AP) — Author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane has a healthy respect for the…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial…
Country singer Parker McCollum’s dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you…
Stephen Sondheim’s papers go to Library of Congress, offering a look into a Broadway genius
NEW YORK (AP) — Manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks from Stephen…
Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway
PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across…
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a…
Fête nationale in Quebec punctuated by parades, concerts, heat and storms
MONTREAL — A sea of blue and white took centre stage under a blazing sun…
Quebec singer, songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of rock group Harmonium, dead at 73
MONTREAL — Quebec singer-songwriter Serge Fiori, founder of French-Canadian rock band Harmonium, died Tuesday at…
Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that…
Two plays by CBC star Bilal Baig to hit the stage next year in Toronto
TORONTO — “Sort Of” star Bilal Baig is bringing new stories to the stage. Two…
Life on the other side: Refugees from ‘old media’ flock to the promise of working for themselves
NEW YORK (AP) — Six months ago, Jennifer Rubin had no idea whether she’d make…
Giorgio Armani misses Milan Fashion Week for the first time in 50 years, but his designs shine
MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani’s menswear collection for the next warm weather season encoded the…
Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame
NEW YORK (AP) — With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil…
Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
RCMP are hailing the conviction and sentencing of man in Nigeria who tried to blackmail…
Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81
Mick Ralphs, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the classic British rock bands…
Kacey Musgraves, Reneé Rapp, to headline All Things Go fest in Toronto this fall
TORONTO — Kacey Musgraves and Reneé Rapp are among the headliners set for Canada’s first…
Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
NEW YORK (AP) — On the verge of resting their sex trafficking case against Sean…
Canadian singer Josh Ross apologizes, but stands ground, after calling U.S. ‘the best’ country
TORONTO — Canadian country singer Josh Ross is apologizing after he drew jeers on social…
Judge seeks more information about Trump administration’s cuts to Voice of America
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of…
London’s secret tunnels that helped inspire James Bond will open to the public, complete with a bar
LONDON (AP) — There is a history-rich part of London that few people have seen,…
Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills
CHICAGO (AP) — Three dozen police captains pair off in a Chicago conference room to…
Taylor Mac’s ‘Prosperous Fools’ skewers wealthy philanthropists in a biting satire
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Mac does not set out to bite the hand that…
Pint-size pioneer ‘Dora the Explorer’ celebrates her 25th anniversary
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, a little girl with a bob haircut appeared…