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Lyndal Roper wins Cundill History Prize for book on 16th century uprising
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Oxford professor Lyndal Roper has won this year’s Cundill History Prize for “Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War,” which challenges the prevailing narrative about the doomed 16th century rebellion. Roper, who is originally from Australia, received the US$75,000 award at a gala dinner in Montreal on Thursday night. Cundill jurors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne announce separation
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Arcade Fire’s husband-and-wife team say they’re hanging up their marriage, but not their ties to the band. Montreal indie rockers Win Butler and Régine Chassagne announced on social media that they have decided to separate. They say their “bond as creative soulmates will endure, as will Arcade Fire.” Butler and Chassagne met at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio Free Asia says it is halting its news operations due to funding troubles
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Radio Free Asia says it is shutting down its news operations on Friday with its financing in dire straits due to the U.S. government shutdown and the Trump administration’s moves against government-funded news services. Since 1996, Radio Free Asia has been an independent news source operating online and on broadcast throughout that region, particularly in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buckingham Palace said the king “initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Prince Andrew’s antics and scandals that have tried royal patience for decades
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Prince Andrew is losing the title that he’s had since birth and being evicted from his U.K. royal residence following recent revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The scandal proved one too many for his brother, King Charles III, who took action Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace. Andrew’s antics have tried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III is stripping Prince Andrew of titles and evicting him from royal residence
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is stripping his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over Andrew’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buckingham Palace said Thursday that the king has “initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence, palace says
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. In a statement, the palace said Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III will evict Prince Andrew from his royal residence and strip his titles, palace says
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence, Buckingham Palace said. In a statement, the palace said Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince. The move follows revelations about Andrew’s relationship with convicted sex ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A ‘Call of Duty’ movie is in the works with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
“Call of Duty,” one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, is becoming a feature film with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the adaptation, Paramount Pictures and Activision said Thursday. Berg and Sheridan will co-write the script and produce together, with Berg directing. The longtime friends previously collaborated on “Hell or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!You can thank Elvis for Elvira, Cassandra Peterson says
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Cassandra Peterson has entertained Halloween lovers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for more than four decades. Peterson developed the character in the 1980s, after leaving her career as a showgirl — a decision she credits at least in part to Elvis Presley, whom she says essentially saved her life. “He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks speedy appeals court hearing while he serves a 4-year sentence
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs wants a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction on prostitution-related charges and his more than four-year prison sentence. His lawyers filed papers with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, asking that oral arguments in his appeal occur in ... Read More »
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