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‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ is a ‘life-preserver in tumultuous times’: Canadian showrunner
TORONTO — For Roma Roth, setting her show “Sullivan’s Crossing” in Nova Scotia is a…
Richard Linklater’s ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — When Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about…
WHO adopts a ‘pandemic agreement’ after the chaos of COVID
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better…
Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31
PARIS (AP) — Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at…
White House says Trump is reviewing IVF policy recommendations promised in executive order
CHICAGO (AP) — Days after a bombing outside a Southern California fertility clinic, a White…
Scarlett Johansson brings 50th season of ‘SNL’ to a low-key close
“Saturday Night Live” was more reflective than festive in the final episode of its 50th…
Police identify victim and gunman in Las Vegas gym shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person killed in a shooting at a Las Vegas fitness…
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love.’ Israel comes 2nd
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest…
Vancouver Island University students make the world’s largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of…
Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about…
Bird man on red carpet leaves Cannes squawking
CANNES, France (AP) — Stars in glamorous gowns often peacock on the Cannes Film Festival…
‘Dilbert’ cartoon creator says he has same prostate cancer as Joe Biden
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip, which was canceled by most newspapers two years…
Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators on Monday were combing through the writings of a 25-year-old…
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war
GENEVA (AP) — Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed…
Notman Photographic Archives receives UNESCO Memory of the World Register distinction
MONTREAL — The Notman Photographic Archives, a collection of photographs described as a Canadian treasure,…
After a political career shaped by cancer, Biden faces his own grim diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Joe Biden’s family, there’s a saying that the three worst words…
Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute
FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star…
Photo group says it has ‘suspended attribution’ of historic Vietnam picture because of doubts
An organization that honored The Associated Press’ Nick Ut with its “ photo of the…
Kristen Stewart was always ready to direct
CANNES, France (AP) — Kristen Stewart has been talking about directing as long as she’s…
Illinois mulls ending a health program for some immigrants living in the US illegally
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. JB Pritzker’s positioning of Illinois as a sanctuary state, a…
Drake shares petition calling for Tory Lanez’ release from prison: ‘Come home soon’
TORONTO — Drake has shared a petition calling for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to be…
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks…
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington,’ about America losing its mind in 2020, finds a mixed reception at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington,” about a 2020 America quickly losing…
Manito Ahbee: Manitoba powwow, one of North America’s largest, celebrates 20 years
WINNIPEG — For many familiar with Canada’s powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the…