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Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Smith lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers
TORONTO — Country singers Madeline Merlo, Dallas Smith and Tyler Joe Miller are among the…
National Ballet of Canada appoints UK theatre boss its new executive director
TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada has found a new executive director in U.K.…
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform
NEW YORK (AP) — X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years…
Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir
In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family…
Transgender-owned, LGTBQ-run music label Errant Records launches in Canada
TORONTO — A transgender-owned and LGBTQ-operated record label has launched with goals of supporting “left-of-centre”…
Musk’s AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it’s taking down “inappropriate posts” made by…
Wrexham seals third straight promotion and will play in English soccer’s second tier
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham fans ignored the warnings. They were always going to. By…
How Wrexham surged from obscurity to within sight of the Premier League
A dream of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they finalized their out-of-the-blue takeover of…
Bloody fingers are just part of the game in this traditional German sport
PANG, Germany (AP) — Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders risked dislocated digits…
Stéphane Rolland lets couture speak for itself with space-age glamor
PARIS (AP) — Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best on Tuesday: unadulterated…
Armani couture channels black as maestro misses Paris bow for 1st time, days from 91st birthday
PARIS (AP) — Armani Privé opened Tuesday under an unmistakable shadow. For the first time…
Alberta government offering its own museum freebies as part of Canada Strong pass
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is jumping on board a federal initiative aimed at saving Canadians…
Macron says France and Britain will ‘save Europe’ as he starts a state visit to the UK
LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to…
Video game actors are voting on a new contract. Here’s what it means for AI in gaming
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11-month strike by video game performers could formally end this…
‘Hostage,’ Eli Sharabi’s memoir about life in Hamas captivity, is coming to the US
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by an Israeli man held in captivity for more…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing set for Oct. 3 after split verdict in federal sex crimes case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case…
Chanel marks 110 years with style – and stars – by supersizing its couture salon in a palace
PARIS (AP) — Only Chanel would call its legendary Rue Cambon salon “too small” —…
The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years
LONDON (AP) — The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England,…
Insolvency filings in May rise from April, but down from last year
Insolvency statistics for May show a rise from April but are down from a year…
‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones…
Meet David Corenswet, cinema’s new Superman
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David…
Raphael Saadiq talks upcoming one-man show tour, Beyoncé’s work ethic and his work on ‘Sinners’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raphael Saadiq has always admired the boldness of stand-up icons like…
‘Herded like cattle’: Toronto’s Rogers Stadium faces crowd control test after Coldplay show
TORONTO — Coldplay fans appeared to experience a smoother exit from Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on…
Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by…