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Canadian Music Week buyers rename event Departure Festival, expand its scope
TORONTO — Canadian Music Week’s new owners are conducting a major overhaul of the annual…
Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in ‘Wicked’ has an element of magic to it
You could say that Ethan Slater’s yellow brick road to getting cast in the big…
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with…
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday…
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five”…
Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on ‘Outlander’
LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this…
European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake…
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s…
Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon, raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by…
Most events geared at Swifties not officially ‘Taylor’s Version’
TORONTO — When fans converge on a convention centre in downtown Toronto this week, they’ll…
N.S. legal scholar’s book describes ‘mainstream’ porn’s rise, and the price women pay
HALIFAX — When legal scholar Elaine Craig started researching pornography, she knew little about websites…
Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist…
Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by…
South Korean actor Song Jae-lim found dead at 39
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles…
Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General’s Literary Awards
When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told…
Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile’s remote Easter Island
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist…
Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has an official song released in 4 languages
BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo…
Timothy West, acclaimed British star of stage and screen, dies aged 90
LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three…
On the eve of Oscars honor, James Bond producers reflect on legacy and future of 007
For the late James Bond producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial…
Missouri prosecutor says he won’t charge Nelly after an August drug arrest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer…
Daniel Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of…
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s…
Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of…
Timothy West, acclaimed British actor and lover of UK’s waterways, dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King…