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King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, concerns over immigration divide societies, and some politicians fan anger and resentment, Britain’s King Charles III called on people to focus on kindness instead of conflict. Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, Charles said Thursday the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for “Jenin, Jenin,” a 2003 documentary he directed about an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III leads family to church ahead of annual Christmas Day broadcast
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III led his family to church on foot Thursday, hours before his annual Christmas Day speech to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth was expected to focus on the theme of pilgrimage. Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and their children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III picks Westminster Abbey as the site of his Christmas Day broadcast
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has chosen Westminster Abbey as the site of his Christmas Day speech on Thursday, reflecting the idea of pilgrimage that is expected to be a theme of the annual address to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The central London landmark, known for the lavish coronations and royal weddings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: In ‘Testament of Ann Lee,’ a blazing Amanda Seyfried can make you believe anything
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
Filmmakers Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet are clearly fascinated by ambition. They’re fascinated, too, by dreamers — difficult dreamers, brilliant but demanding people who have plans they must fulfill no matter the personal cost. They’re also interested in dreamers who cross the ocean to America with these difficult, lofty plans. And, finally, they find singular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trump’s name would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop’s mainstream
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: Christian and gospel music, according to industry data and analytics company Luminate’s 2025 Midyear Report. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a federal appeals court in New York late Tuesday to order his immediate release from prison and reverse his conviction on prostitution-related charges or direct his trial judge to lighten his four-year sentence. The lawyers said in a filing with the 2nd U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: The Korean satire ‘No Other Choice’ is a masterful thriller from Park Chan-wook
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Leaves and bodies fall in “No Other Choice,” Park Chan-wook’s masterfully devilish satire with a chilling autumnal wind blowing through it. “Come on, fall,” urges You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) as he grills an eel for dinner for his family in the opening moments of Park’s film. He’s eager for the season to start but unprepared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBS News says Global ‘mistakenly’ posted ’60 Minutes’ segment, issues takedown order
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
CBS News says it’s issuing takedown orders for a shelved “60 Minutes” segment after it was posted on Global TV’s app on Monday and then spread online. A representative for the network says its Canadian broadcast partner had “mistakenly published” the segment, dubbed “Inside CECOT,” after CBS News decided to delay it for a future ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI-generated content wrongly accuses fiddler Ashley MacIsaac of being sex offender
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
HALIFAX — Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac says he may have been defamed by Google after it recently produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender. The Juno Award-winning musician says he learned of the online misinformation last week after a First Nation north of Halifax confronted him with the summary and ... Read More »
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