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Margaret Atwood receives one of France’s highest honours for the arts
OTTAWA – Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France’s ministry…
Winnipeg bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona comes full circle in return to the UFC
TORONTO – The UFC is back in Toronto. And so is Brad (Superman) Katona. The…
6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020…
In the news today: Freezing rain expected in southern B.C. after snowy start to week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world
TORONTO – With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at…
Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at age 100
Jack Burke Jr. loved to play golf as much as he enjoyed teaching it. In…
Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University, struggling to manage its campus response to the Israel-Hamas war,…
Dior puts on a daytime fashion ballet under the Parisian stars
PARIS (AP) — Dior’s menswear maestro Kim Jones transformed a sunny afternoon in Paris into…
2 artworks returned to heirs of Holocaust victim. Another is tied up in court
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors on Friday returned two pieces of art they…
Reformed mobster went after ‘one last score’ when he stole Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘Oz’
The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy…
French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across…
‘Burn, beetle, burn’: Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people…
Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been…
At 94, June Squibb is a leading lady at last in the Sundance breakout ‘Thelma’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood. This…
Norman Jewison, director of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at age 97
Canadian film director Norman Jewison, a champion of homegrown talent whose Oscar-recognized titles including “Moonstruck”…
Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97
NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films…
In ‘Origin,’ Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism
NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins…
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director
NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marked by strikes and work stoppages,…
Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 “Science + Literature” awards
NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep…
Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson and Billie Eilish react to 2024 Oscar music nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The often-nominated Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt,…
Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host – just on Mondays
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily…
Oahu’s historic homes offer a slice of history and a sense of place
There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction…
Movie Review: ‘Miller’s Girl’ with Jenna Ortega is an airless, cold affair that fails to spark
Jenna Ortega’s stark rise as Gen Z’s goth-glam princess takes a pointless, awkward turn in…
Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but…