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Aretha Franklin cancels Toronto concert in June on doctor’s orders
TORONTO – Aretha Franklin is cancelling her rescheduled Toronto concert on doctor’s orders. The 76-year-old…
Tax changes this year impact students, parents, caregivers and more
TORONTO – Canadians rushing to file their taxes before the looming April 30 deadline should…
Cecil Taylor, pioneer of free-jazz movement, dead at 89
NEW YORK – Cecil Taylor, the visionary pianist who revolutionized jazz by launching the free-jazz…
Another Lincoln Center president quits after short tenure
NEW YORK – The new president of Lincoln Center has quit after just a year…
Mount Ida College to close; UMass to take over campus
NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College, a small liberal arts school that traces its roots…
Arts academy condemns conduct of some members
NEW YORK – The American Academy of Arts and Letters is condemning the “abhorrent” conduct…
High-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea
BEIJING – China said Wednesday that a high-ranking diplomat plans to travel to Pyongyang later…
West Virginia editorial roundup
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ April 6 The Charleston Gazette on Attorney General…
Liberals look to open doors in China to Canadian music, film, books, video games
OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Melanie Joly says she and dozens of Canadian cultural organizations in…
American opera singer Jessye Norman wins $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize
TORONTO – American opera singer Jessye Norman has won the $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize recognizing…
College president resigns amid dissertation plagiarism claim
GENEVA, N.Y. – An upstate New York college president has resigned amid allegations he plagiarized…
The Latest: 2 Pulitzers given for reporting on Roy Moore
NEW YORK – The Latest on the Pulitzer Prizes (all times local): 5:40 p.m. ___…
National Gallery of Canada sets sights on buying ‘Saint Jerome’ with Chagall sale
OTTAWA – The National Gallery of Canada says a plan to sell a Marc Chagall…
Kim Jong Un turns to his wife and sister to soften his image
TOKYO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be trying out a new…
Designers lining up to dress Ontario teen headed to royal wedding
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A 15-year-old Ontario girl who scored an invitation to Prince Harry and…
Groups partner to increase lagging US orchestra diversity
NEW YORK – Hoping to increase diversity in American orchestras, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation…
UN Security Council mourns death of Ivory Coast ambassador
The Security Council bid farewell Thursday to veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast’s ambassador…
Student from Zambia ruled eligible for US poetry contest
PORTLAND, Maine – A judge on Friday ruled a high school student in Maine who…
Springfield museum to highlight life, works of Rose O’Neill
BRANSON, Mo. – A Missouri museum is telling the story of the inventor of the…
Student from Zambia performs in national poetry contest
PORTLAND, Maine – A Maine high school student who fled his native Zambia says the…
Dora Mavor Moore Awards to adopt gender-neutral performance categories
TORONTO – The Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Toronto theatre are going gender-neutral. The Toronto…
Arkansas replaces Ten Commandments monument at state capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Ten Commandments monument returned to Arkansas’ Capitol grounds on Thursday,…
Jhoon Rhee, ‘father of American Taekwondo,’ dies at age 86
ARLINGTON, Va. – Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the man known as the “father of American Taekwondo,”…
Hawaii lawmakers approve gay conversion therapy ban
HONOLULU – Hawaii lawmakers on Tuesday passed a measure that would ban sunscreen containing oxybenzone…