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Dick Van Dyke coming to hometown to restore home
DANVILLE, Ill. – Dick Van Dyke plans to return this summer to the eastern Illinois…
Spain police nab 7 suspects of large Francis Bacon art heist
MADRID – Seven people suspected of being involved in stealing five paintings by the Irish-born…
Social media buzzing over Harvard grad’s spoken-word speech
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Social media is buzzing over a Harvard graduate’s poetic commencement speech, which…
Loss, accusations mark a turbulent few days for Johnny Depp
LOS ANGELES – Johnny Depp seemed the picture of rock star cool as he played…
Griffin Poetry Prize nominee ‘Tell’ based on case of slain B.C. teen Reena Virk
TORONTO – When Soraya Peerbaye first learned of the brutal slaying of Vancouver Island teen…
Sellout crowd arrives early for 100th Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS – There was gridlock. There were lines. But the sold-out running of the 100th…
Ex-‘Glee’ star Mark Salling indicted on child-porn charges
LOS ANGELES – Mark Salling, who played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox musical…
Jim Cuddy headlines benefit show for people affected by Fort McMurray wildfire
TORONTO – Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy will headline a benefit concert in Toronto in…
‘Sorry’ not sorry: Justin Bieber, Skrillex maintain innocence in copyright case
TORONTO – Justin Bieber and Skrillex are hitting back against copyright infringement claims related to…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
City, CTV reveal new shows: City has ‘Lethal Weapon’, CTV has ‘Training Day’
TORONTO – Canadian TV will be replete with reboots this fall and winter. On Monday,…
Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake’s constant innovations
TOKYO – Although he’s behind one of the biggest fashion brands to come out of…
Snoop Dogg calls for boycott of ‘Roots’ remake
LOS ANGELES – Count Snoop Dogg out when it comes to watching the History Channel’s…
NYC rapper held without bail in fatal concert venue shooting
NEW YORK – A Brooklyn rapper is being held without bail in connection with last…
Art group plans to haul part of jumbo jet to Burning Man
RENO, Nev. – A Los Angeles-based entrepreneur is turning part of a jumbo jet into…
‘Race’ among new DVD releases for the week ending June 4
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead. For the…
Summer reads include local favourites and national hits
NEW YORK – When customers at Indigo Books in Johns Island, South Carolina, ask for…
Trevor Noah, Roseanne Barr, Jim Gaffigan among Just for Laughs Toronto headliners
TORONTO – “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah will be returning to Toronto this fall…
‘Minecraft: Pocket Edition’ top paid iPhone app in Canada
Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for May…
Suggestions for summer reading
Here are some other suggestions for that summer read on the beach, at the park,…
Music Review: The groove’s still the thing for Paul Simon
Paul Simon, “Stranger to Stranger” (Concord) No ’60s folkie has written more great music for…
Review: ‘Before the Fall’ by Noah Hawley
“Before the Fall” (Grand Central Publishing), by Noah Hawley At first blush, “Before the Fall”…
Queen Elizabeth II is magazine cover star in Leibovitz photo
LONDON – Britain’s 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is a Vanity Fair cover star, in a…
Review: Alan Furst’s ‘A Hero of France’ lacks intensity
“A Hero of France” (Random House), by Alan Furst In Alan Furst’s new novel, “A…