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Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black…
Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
LONDON – Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of…
Five playwrights shortlisted for $100K Siminovitch Prize for theatre
Jurors say they couldn’t settle on just four Canadian playwrights to put on this year’s…
Coronavirus cluster among Juneau homeless population grows
JUNEAU, Alaska – A cluster of coronavirus cases among the homeless population in Alaska’s capital…
‘Black Spartacus,’ Beatles book vie for nonfiction prize
LONDON – Books about a Haitian revolutionary, The Beatles and the brain are finalists for…
Man who attacked Virginia protesters avoids federal prison
A California man who pleaded guilty to attacking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally…
Manning, Stringer, Amos joining the New Jersey Hall of Fame
ASBURY PARK, N.J. – Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, legendary Rutgers women’s basketball coach C.…
San Francisco Conservatory buys Opus 3 Artists agency
With much of the classical music industry shuttered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, one of…
Alberta-raised Cree actor lands role in Disney’s live-action ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’
TORONTO – Alberta-raised Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatahk is set to play Indigenous princess Tiger Lily…
University should have defended professor in debate over offensive language: Legault
OTTAWA – Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the University of Ottawa should have defended a…
A QuickSketch of B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau
A sketch of Sonia Furstenau, leader of British Columbia’s Green party: Family: She lives in…
Jewish museum to honour magicians Houdini, David Copperfield
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia-based National Museum of American Jewish History will honour two men who…
Berklee appoints first woman to lead music college
The Berklee College of Music has chosen Erica Muhl to serve as the school’s next…
Hungarians march to protest Orban’s reach at top university
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Thousands of Hungarians marched on the streets of the Hungarian capital Friday…
Stressed freshmen missing quintessential college experience
It’s a major life milestone, the first time many U.S. teens have ever been on…
Fredericton Police say writer RM Vaughan found dead days after going missing
FREDERICTON – A Canadian writer and artist revered in Canada’s LGBTQ arts scene has been…
COVID-19 death toll surpasses 10,000 as second wave continues to surge
OTTAWA – More than 10,000 Canadians have died due to COVID-19, a grim milestone reached…
UK jobs market at crossroads as key support program ends
LONDON – Hundreds of thousands of jobs hang in the balance as coronavirus cases surge…
Prosecutor says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for…
UK says 4-week coronavirus lockdown may have to last longer
LONDON – A new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the…
‘It’s unbelievable’: Quebec City residents mourn victims of deadly sword attack
QUEBEC – Residents of Quebec’s picturesque capital grappled with grief and shock on Sunday as…
‘It’s such a big loss’: Sister says family in shock after brother killed in Quebec
Just hours after Marie-Jo Duchesne had shared laughs with her older brother, who’d been out…
Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category
NEW YORK – The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music…
Like the NHL, Electronic Arts forced to adapt to pandemic in making hockey game
TORONTO – Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While…