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Jon Batiste announces Big Money Tour with promise of fresh sounds, improvisation and connection
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste is hitting the road again. The Grammy and Oscar…
Eurovision favorites KAJ fly the flag for Sweden and make saunas all the rage at the contest
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel…
Composer Gustav Mahler, whose music is enjoying new popularity, is celebrated at Amsterdam festival
AMSTERDAM (AP) — When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience…
Cannes bars actor from premiere over sexual assault allegations in a shift for the festival
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival barred French actor Théo Navarro-Mussy from attending…
Sesame Workshop receives Elevate Prize Catalyst Award as it charts a new path for ‘Sesame Street’
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street”…
BIBI releases sophomore album ‘EVE: ROMANCE’ with philosophical edge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean artist BIBI released her highly anticipated sophomore album…
Winnipeg company ‘will never forget’ history making Hudson’s Bay striped items
For four generations, the family behind Winnipeg garment maker Freed & Freed International has worked…
Alligator that starred in ‘Happy Gilmore’ dies of old age in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three…
A musical from Tomson Highway, dancing skateboarders among NAC’s upcoming lineup
A long-awaited musical from playwright Tomson Highway, a ’90s take on “Macbeth” and skateboarding stunts…
After a judge cut their sentences, the Menendez brothers face a parole board next
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge’s ruling made Lyle and Erik Menendez eligible for parole,…
Weinstein accuser rips defense lawyer: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself’
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model reproached one of Harvey Weinstein ’s lawyers for…
Music director Alexander Shelley to hold final National Arts Centre Orchestra concert July 2026
The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s celebrated music director will hold his last concert with the…
‘Beyond the Gates’ is renewed as veteran Black soap actors cheer its success
When CBS’ soap opera “Beyond the Gates” premiered in February, soap opera fans and veterans…
Alberta’s personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutional
EDMONTON — Parts of Alberta’s personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional. But the…
Cassie testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her and threatened to release sex videos
NEW YORK (AP) — The R&B singer Cassie testified Wednesday that Sean “Diddy” Combs raped…
Tom Cruise brings ‘Final Reckoning’ to Cannes, but won’t bid ‘Mission: Impossible’ adieu yet
CANNES, France (AP) — Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top…
Netflix orders new comedy series from Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott
Dan Levy is set to join a new TV family. Netflix has ordered a still-untitled…
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
OTTAWA — The CRTC launched a hearing about drafting a new definition for Canadian content…
Patricia Clarkson on playing her icon Lilly Ledbetter and the political moment greeting the movie
NEW YORK (AP) — The film “Lilly,” a biopic about the equal pay icon Lilly…
Tears, trauma and a million-dollar necklace as defiant Kim Kardashian faces Paris robbery suspects
PARIS (AP) — Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to…
Jazz concerts to honour Oscar Peterson on what would have been his 100th birthday
TORONTO — Canadian jazz legends Dave Young and Oliver Jones are among the musicians set…
Max streaming service is reviving the HBO name – the one it discarded two years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO is returning — at least in a name. Warner Bros.…
What to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Witnesses are testifying this week in the sex trafficking trial of…
Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million ‘Canada’s Got Talent’ prize
Jacob Lewis, an offshore oil and gas construction worker from Butlerville, NL, is the $1-million…