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Paul McCartney to play Hamilton tonight as arena reopens
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
HAMILTON — Paul McCartney is due to take the stage in Hamilton tonight, wrapping the three Canadian dates on his lengthy Got Back tour. The 83-year-old former Beatle is the reopening act at the newly renovated TD Coliseum, formerly known as FirstOntario Centre. The last time McCartney played the Hamilton venue was in 2016. McCartney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe at a pageant where she stood up to a host’s bullying
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the center of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying from one of the hosts. The first runner-up was 29-year old Praveenar Singh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photos show the Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, Thailand
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Photo highlights of the Miss Universe competition taking place in Nonthaburi, Thailand. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Sakchai Lalit, The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Rental Family’ spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate attendance service complete with furnishing of extras and family members. He has hired dozens of people to act like reporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$54.7M sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks auction record for female artists
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction and became the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed — titled “El sueño (La cama)” or in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$54.7M sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait shatters auction record for female artists
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction and became the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed — titled “El sueño (La cama)” or in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frida Kahlo self-portrait could shatter auction record among female artists
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a bed could make history Thursday when it goes on sale by Sotheby’s in New York. With an estimated price of $40 million to $60 million, “El sueño (La cama)” – in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — may surpass the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S. District ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump steps up attacks on ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, says network should ‘get the bum off the air’
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks against ABC and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday, urging the network to “get the bum off the air” in a social media post sent shortly after the comic’s latest episode ended. The president this week had also expressed anger at the network’s chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian prosecutors investigate luxury group Tod’s for labor abuses, seek ad ban
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have placed luxury group Tod’s and three of its executives under investigation for suspected labor abuses and exploitation, judicial documents showed on Thursday. According to the documents, seen by The Associated Press, Milan prosecutor Paolo Storari has also requested a six-month ban on the company’s advertising, with a hearing on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not everyone sees the new Cancon rules as a win. Five takeaways from CRTC’s decision
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
An overhaul by the federal regulator of how Canadian content is defined has been met with mixed reaction from some of the country’s biggest film and TV players this week. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its long-awaited expansion of the range of creative roles that qualify a film or TV show as ... Read More »
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