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Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named…
Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo
NEW YORK (AP) — The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just…
Taekwondo instructor killed his 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents, Sydney police say
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and…
Principal dancer Guillaume Cote to retire from National Ballet of Canada
TORONTO – Guillaume Cote doesn’t really want to leave the National Ballet of Canada, but…
Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’
Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm…
Thomas Pynchon has a new novel coming this fall. It’s his first in 12 years
NEW YORK (AP) — One month shy of his 88th birthday, Thomas Pynchon is set…
Police say armed Texas student wounded by officers in school had meant to hurt people
A student who carried a handgun into school in Texas had meant to harm others…
Robert Port, who led AP investigative team that won Pulitzer for No Gun Ri massacre probe, dies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — J. Robert Port, who led The Associated Press investigative team when…
Taekwondo instructor charged with murder in the deaths of a 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents
SYDNEY (AP) — A taekwondo instructor was charged from his hospital bed Thursday with three…
Actress Andrea Martin among Governor General’s Performing Arts Award winners
TORONTO – Comedian and actress Andrea Martin is no stranger to the Governor General’s Performing…
Afrofuturist opera `Lalovavi’ to premiere in Cincinnati on Juneteenth 2025
The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday…
New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could be at risk of losing some of his…
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’
NEW YORK (AP) — Scripts of all kinds sit in the drawers of Ethan Coen’s…
What to stream this weekend: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Priscilla’ and Dolly Parton’s puppies
Dolly Parton hosting a two-hour puppy-filled variety special on CBS and the seventh and final…
Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou set for Professional Fighters League debut in Saudi Arabia
Mike Tyson and Francis Ngannou are in Saudi Arabia, a pair of ferocious heavyweights with…
Seth Meyers is in his comfort era as ‘Late Night’ turns 10
Time flies when you’re hosting a late-night show four times a week. But Seth Meyers…
A beloved fantasy franchise is revived with Netflix’s live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
NEW YORK (AP) — A new entry in the “Avatar” franchise is about to soar…
Stained glass window showing dark-skinned Jesus Christ heading to Memphis museum
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts…
Trash dispute between roommates led to threat one month before fatal Colorado campus shooting
DENVER (AP) — A college student accused of killing his roommate and another person at…
Former NHL fighter Donald Brashear is still playing hockey at 52 and doing it his way
Donald Brashear fought in the NHL because that was his job, not because he wanted…
20 years since NHL’s record-setting brawl, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere
Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi,…
New York Philharmonic’s outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra
Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with…
After dementia reveal, producers of Wendy Williams documentary hope viewers see why they made it
If you watched Lifetime’s Wendy Williams docuseries that premiered over the weekend and felt uncomfortable,…
Ned Blackhawk’s ‘The Rediscovery of America’ is a nominee for $10,000 history prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a…