Entertainment

Kashmir’s Sufi music lovers are sticking with the audio cassette
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Farooq Ahmad Shaksaaz presses a button on his 1970 Sharp cassette…

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene…
Maggie Baird, mother of Billie Eilish, receives environmental award at gala event
ATLANTA (AP) — Maggie Baird, mother of chart-topping musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas, received the…

‘It is putting us at risk’: East Coast Music Awards chair says boycott may hurt event
A heated conflict over the direction of the East Coast Music Awards could threaten to…

Heat-Knicks game is delayed after Tracy Morgan gets sick at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan got sick in the second half…

Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he…

Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal
QUÉBEC — A long-serving minister in Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a…

Chrystia Freeland takes shots at Poilievre, Trudeau on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’
Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to…

Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright
OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for…

5 notable Gene Hackman movies and where to watch them
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career…

Vancouver-born ‘Anora’ producer Samantha Quan on ‘wonderful and discombobulating’ journey to Oscars
“Anora” producer Samantha Quan can’t help but get emotional when thinking about the film’s fairytale…

Betsy Arakawa, concert pianist married to actor Gene Hackman, dead at 65
Betsy Arakawa, a concert pianist and co-founder of a home furnishing business, was found dead…

Canadian screen industry entrepreneur, arts booster, Paul Bronfman dead at age 67
TORONTO — Canadian screen industry entrepreneur Paul Bronfman was remembered Thursday as a visionary leader…

Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with…

Prada reconstructs femininity starting with the little black dress fit to dark times
MILAN (AP) — Prada opened its runway show during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday with…