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Lamarque, École de Pensée big winners at Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards
TORONTO – Montreal-based brands Lamarque and École de Pensée took home top prizes at the…
Mark Goddard, who played Don West on ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 87
Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s television…
Music Review: The Rolling Stones show time’s (still) on their side with crackling ‘Hackney Diamonds’
Near the end of the exultant “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” the penultimate track on The…
Suzanne Somers remembered for being supportive of Canadian university, its students
TORONTO – Suzanne Somers was best known for her acting roles and wellness books, but…
Britney Spears writes of abortion while dating Justin Timberlake in excerpts from upcoming memoir
Britney Spears wrote that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20…
Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a ‘weight off my shoulders’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days. She’s no longer…
Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like…
Driver arrested after Pacific Coast Highway crash in Malibu kills 4 Pepperdine University students
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital…
Teen reaches $1.9 million settlement after officer shot him in gun battle with bank robbery suspect
CHICAGO (AP) — A teenager who was shot and wounded during a 2019 shootout between…
Georges St-Pierre: From humble beginnings to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
From age 17 to 20, Georges St-Pierre held down three jobs while going to school…
Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
GATINEAU, Que. – Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch…
Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crash
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California university wrestling with the deaths of four seniors…
For author Haruki Murakami, reading fiction helps us ‘see through lies’ in a world divided by walls
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — For Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the bloody conflict in the Gaza…
What’s that bar band playing ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’? Oh, it’s the Rolling Stones!
NEW YORK (AP) — Those miracles of modern science, the Rolling Stones, celebrated the release…
Cleveland museum sues to stop seizure of statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over…
There isn’t much Cher hasn’t done in her career. A Christmas album is new territory, though
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There isn’t much Cher hasn’t done in her career. She’s achieved…
Spain’s royals honor Asturias prize winners, including Meryl Streep and Haruki Murakami
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — American actor Meryl Streep on Friday received Spain’s prestigious Princess of…
Trump announces Florida rally as he prepares to skip yet another GOP debate
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florida as…
No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader
A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by…
EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical TCE used in automotive care and other products
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing…
At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce…
Members of Canada’s first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action
EDMONTON – Video game industry workers in Edmonton have voted unanimously in favour of strike…
Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards
TORONTO – Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid and Susan Musgrave are among the well-known finalists for…