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Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed – and then scrapped
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea that Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and ultimately shelved entire…
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s…
Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards
TORONTO — Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music…
Corus Entertainment cuts employee costs by 7% in Q3 as TV revenue struggles continue
TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. slashed seven per cent of employee costs in its most…
Issey Miyake transforms the Cartier Foundation into living sculpture garden with light and movement
PARIS (AP) — As Paris wilted under a ruthless June sun, Issey Miyake sent out…
Peru’s Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern…
Amid the pressures of fame, Aysanabee is finding his voice and purpose
TORONTO — A couple of years ago, Aysanabee didn’t see himself as an alternative music…
Idaho doctor and patients sue over new law halting public benefits to immigrants in US unlawfully
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho doctor and four residents are challenging a new state…
Cassie, Jane, Cudi and freak-offs: How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial has played out
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial were barely seated…
Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film
NEW YORK (AP) — Denis Villeneuve is going from “Dune” to Bond. Amazon MGM Studios…
Trump attacks the media for reporting on intelligence assessment of Iran strikes
President Donald Trump is repeatedly condemning CNN and The New York Times for reports that…
Senators challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel challenged on a bipartisan basis the merits of cancelling…
B.C.’s premier says measles spikes across Canada a result anti-vax ‘recklessness’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the growing spread of measles across Canada…
National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic
TORONTO — National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024…
Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA — Google asked the federal broadcast regulator Wednesday to exercise caution and restraint in…
Arson ignites the Dennis Lehane-created Apple TV+ firebug series ‘Smoke’
NEW YORK (AP) — Author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane has a healthy respect for the…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs told the judge at his sex trafficking trial…
How to stay cool in a heat wave – even without air conditioning
Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon.…
Country singer Parker McCollum’s dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you…
Stephen Sondheim’s papers go to Library of Congress, offering a look into a Broadway genius
NEW YORK (AP) — Manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks from Stephen…
Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway
PARIS (AP) — The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across…
Philadelphia’s schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Philadelphia’s public schools with failing to properly…
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a…
April sees uptick in B.C. overdose deaths with 165 fatalities: coroners service
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s coroners service says a rebound in overdoses in April saw a…