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Witnesses back People writer’s account of Trump sex assault
WASHINGTON – People Magazine reported Tuesday that a half-dozen people have come forward to corroborate…
‘The Wonder’ by Emma Donoghue tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Michael Jordan’s ‘Space Jam’ returning to theatres
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and friends are returning to the court, and…
Garth Brooks joins Amazon’s streaming service
NASHVILLE – A week after launching its paid streaming music service, Amazon announced a deal…
Amy Schumer issues sarcastic apology over Trump comments
NEW YORK – Amy Schumer has issued a sarcastic apology days after some people walked…
Correction: Smithsonian-Ruby Slippers story
WASHINGTON – In a story Oct. 18 about an effort to preserve the ruby slippers…
Comic Marty Allen is 94, but who’s counting? He’s laughing
NEW YORK – The baby face and bug eyes were still in place. Ditto, the…
Rare comic book that could be worth thousands stolen in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A collection of rare comics has been stolen in a Vancouver break-in. The…
Review – ‘Jack Reacher’ sequel not as good as 2012 original
It’s not the acting or the action that makes “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” inferior…
‘Hot Boy’ rapper Bobby Shmurda gets 7-year prison sentence
NEW YORK – Bobby Shmurda, a rapper once on the rise thanks to a viral…
Khloe Kardashian calls sister Kim’s robbery ‘a wake up call’
LOS ANGELES – Khloe Kardashian is calling her sister’s robbery in Paris “a wake up…
Wisconsin attorney general wants Dassey conviction confirmed
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s attorney general asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to let stand…
Female singers rock the CMT Artists of the Year
NASHVILLE – Country singers Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini honoured each other and…
Steppenwolf’s John Kay on the band’s Toronto origins, hall of fame bid
TORONTO – Before he got his motor running as the husky voiced singer of Steppenwolf,…
Fox’s Wallace asks precise follow-up that makes news
NEW YORK – Fox News’ Chris Wallace worked hard to keep the final presidential debate…
Celebrities among those long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs are trying to do something that hasn’t happened in the…
Costello cancels Pittsburgh show in solidarity with strike
PITTSBURGH – Elvis Costello is cancelling his upcoming show in Pittsburgh in solidarity with striking…
Snoopy, Peanuts gang, cut loose by MetLife as it retools biz
Snoopy has been handed the pink slip. After 31 years (almost 170 dog years) as…
Jay Z, Madonna nominated for Songwriters Hall
NEW YORK – Jay Z, one of contemporary music’s most celebrated lyricists and entertainers, is…
Burns adapting ‘The Gene’ book into PBS film
NEW YORK – Ken Burns is getting back into medicine. The documentarian has acquired the…
Let’s do the time warp again! Rocky Horror remake rocks
Various Artists “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” soundtrack (Lou Adler’s Ode Sounds & Visuals) Let’s…
Bruno Mars is pop’s ultimate party boy with hit ’24K Magic’
NEW YORK – While the world was busy dancing to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” at…
Computer “scalper bots” that scoop up concert tickets to be outlawed in Ontario
TORONTO – Computer “scalper bots” that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
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