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Emergencies Act inquiry, Maj.-Gen. Fortin back in court : In The News for Oct. 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Musicians worried for livelihoods after CBC contract ends with SiriusXM
Musicians across the country are expressing concern for their livelihoods after SiriusXM announced it would…
Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Relatives of the gunman who killed a student and a teacher…
Man accused of being Russian spy in Norway attended universities in Ottawa, Calgary
A man arrested in Norway who is suspected of being a Russian spy has ties…
Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers to 3-1 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal to break a tie…
Norway gives Russian name to academic detained for spying
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor with Norway’s domestic security agency on Friday gave a…
The Rock Hall of Fame opens to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year will induct…
Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her ‘feminine divine’
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — After a long day of rehearsing for her upcoming world tour,…
Democrat tells Georgians that GOP’s Raffensperger is no hero
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Democrat running to be Georgia’s top elections official says a…
Japanese Kabuki star wants to reach younger, global audience
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese Kabuki star who recently assumed a prestigious stage name said…
Rihanna talks motherhood, Super Bowl: ‘It was now or never’
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to…
Nickel wins North Carolina US House seat over GOP’s Hines
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic state Sen. Wiley Nickel defeated Republican political newcomer…
Mariah Carey on new music, Rihanna, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and her lost grunge album
NEW YORK (AP) — It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was…
UFC great Frankie Edgar KO’d at MSG in final fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar lost the final bout of…
Steve Martin, Harry Bliss team up on ‘Number One Is Walking’
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has this funny theory about artists and careers, spelled…
Sheila Heti wins $25,000 Governor General’s fiction prize for ‘Pure Colour’
TORONTO – Acclaimed writer Sheila Heti has won this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for…
Judas Priest, Mellencamp leave memorable Rock Hall moments
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two weeks after the rousing entrance of Duran Duran, Dolly Parton,…
Yannick Nézet-Séguin on paying tribute to Ukraine amid his five Grammy nods
TORONTO – Yannick Nézet-Séguin can’t choose a favourite among his five Grammy nominations this year,…
Man charged with arranging rapper Young Dolph’s killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man charged with arranging the killing of Young Dolph pleaded…
Activist Carol Leigh, who coined term `sex work’, dies at 71
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carol Leigh, a San Francisco activist who is credited with coining…
After 13 nominations, Diane Warren finally gets her Oscar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Diane Warren was in the recording studio with Sofia Carson to…
Biography of poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize
LONDON (AP) — A book that argues Elizabethan poet John Donne should rank alongside William…
Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top,…
Murakami, Malone unite in ‘flower-butterfly’ collaboration
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s visions have spanned colorful smiling flowers, a zany…