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Nazem Kadri book recounts Mike Babcock’s behaviour coaching Toronto Maple Leafs
CALGARY — Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri’s book “Dreamer: My Life On The…
Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’ transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or…
Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett made a television series. ‘Disclaimer’ is already a triumph
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “Disclaimer” pulls the rug out from the audience before they’ve had…
Conor Kerr, Anne Fleming among five authors shortlisted for Giller Prize
TORONTO — Conor Kerr was bird hunting in rural Saskatchewan when he learned his book,…
Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn’t figured him out
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than…
Macron says he’s ‘super proud’ of his wife’s cameo in ‘Emily in Paris’
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s “super proud” of a cameo appearance…
Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges
OTTAWA — Canada’s official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec’s decision to cap the…
How Canadian co-pro ‘The Apprentice’ overcame Trump’s threats to block film’s release
TORONTO — A controversial film about the rise of Donald Trump is coming out this…
When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview
NEW YORK (AP) — An internal debate over CBS News host Tony Dokoupil’s pointed interview…
Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James
NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs…
Disney World and Universal closures halt Orlando tourism as Milton approaches
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism in Orlando rapidly came to a standstill Wednesday with the…
Disney World and Universal closures halt Orlando tourism as Milton approaches
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism in Orlando rapidly came to a standstill Wednesday with the…
Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James
NEW YORK (AP) — The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs…
Lawyers: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks trial next April or May on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking…
Acting or hosting, Travis Kelce wants to continue to pursue a showbiz career. But first, football
Travis Kelce plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX’s series “Grotesquerie,” landed a cameo…
CBS News says Trump campaign had ‘shifting explanations’ for why he snubbed ’60 Minutes’
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said the Trump campaign offered “shifting explanations” for why…
Bryan Adams decries elements of Ottawa’s online streaming rules
Global hitmaker Bryan Adams is adding his voice to opposition over new federal regulations on…
Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O’Hara join livestreamed ‘Broadway Rallies for Kamala’
Stars of stage and screen — including Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra…
All of Broadway’s theater lights will dim for actor Gavin Creel after an outcry
NEW YORK (AP) — All of Broadway’s marquees will dim to honor the life of…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before…
Acting or hosting, Travis Kelce wants to continue to pursue a showbiz career. But first, football
Travis Kelce plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX’s series “Grotesquerie,” landed a cameo…
The Nobel Prize in literature is being awarded in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of Nobel prizes honoring work in the sciences, the…
B.C. Conservatives stand by candidate who called Palestinian children ‘inbred’
The British Columbia Conservatives are standing by a candidate who called Palestinian children “inbred” and…
Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean’s unusual journey highlights France’s arguments over immigration
PARIS (AP) — A few months ago, Abou Sangare was an anonymous, 23-year-old Guinean immigrant…