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Joni Mitchell, Drake among recipients at 2025 SOCAN songwriter of the year awards
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
TORONTO — Joni Mitchell and Drake will be celebrated with special achievement honours at the 2025 SOCAN Awards. The two powerhouse songwriters from very different eras are among the creators being honoured at the awards bash for Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers. Mitchell will receive the cultural impact award for her tender 1969 song ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Private funeral service held for Italian designer Giorgio Armani in church near his birthplace
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
RIVALTA, Italy (AP) — Family members and close friends attended a private funeral service on Monday for Giorgio Armani in a 14th century Italian church located within a medieval hamlet near the legendary fashion designer’s native city of Piacenza. Armani, one of the most recognizable names and faces in the global fashion industry, died Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Banksy mural of a judge beating a protester to be removed from outside London court
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said Monday. The mural appeared Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump celebrates West Point alumni group canceling award ceremony to honor Tom Hanks
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE.” Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award on Sept. 25, but the U.S. Military Academy’s alumni ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not many franchises have fueled society’s timeless fascination with the boundless possibilities of a utopian future like “Star Trek.” Next year the sprawling franchise will add more shows, Lego sets and even a Rose Parade Float in a yearlong celebration of its 60th anniversary. The hefty lineup of “fan-centric” celebrations was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rian Johnson takes Glenn Close to church in ‘Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — The morning after Rian Johnson premiered his latest whodunit “Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” he and one of his stars, Glenn Close, were debating billing. Not among the main cast, which considering all the stars in “Wake Up, Dead Man” — Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Toronto International Film Festival Over the Weekend
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival continued over the weekend with galas, red carpets, a visit from the Criterion Closet mobile video library and the festival’s Tribute Awards. Hollywood heavyweights attending the festival over the weekend included Angelina Jolie, Keanu Reeves, Sydney Sweeney and Guillermo del Toro. Here are some scenes from the festival’s happenings over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rick Davies, co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies at 81
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band’s music with Roger Hodgson, was “the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China Fashion Week highlights autumn creations in photos
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
BEIJING, China (AP) — Models wear autumn creations during China Fashion Week in Beijing from Sept. 5 to Sept. 14. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Andy Wong And Ng Han Guan, The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry visits late queen’s grave as UK visit fuels speculation about meeting with King Charles
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the U.K. on Monday leading to speculation about whether he will meet with his father, King Charles III, for the first time in 19 months. Amid signs of a thaw in the frigid relationship between Harry and the rest of the royal family, British media suggest that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM radio show after trolling listeners
By Canadian Press on September 8th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Stern, the popular radio host who gave a massive boost to the nascent satellite radio business when he signed a blockbuster, multimillion dollar contract for SiriusXM almost two decades ago, has returned to the airwaves after trolling listeners with a gag. Stern, 71, who evolved from his shock jock origins ... Read More »
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