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The Royal Train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it’s time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to Queen Victoria, because it costs too much to operate and would have needed a significant upgrade for more advanced rail systems, Buckingham Palace said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ star, dies at 67
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Watch Commander Christopher Jauregui said. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Inspiring force’: Royal Canoe bassist remembered after crash in Manitoba kills 3
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
WINNIPEG — Staples in Winnipeg’s music scene and beyond offered condolences and tributes Thursday after learning the bassist in a beloved band died in a highway crash with two others. Indie pop band Royal Canoe, on social media, said Brendan Berg died in the crash Tuesday, a day before his 43rd birthday, along with his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ star, dies at 66
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 66. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday and was declared dead from what appeared to be cardiac arrest, his manager Ron Smith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the rise of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his legal troubles
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show. Then he was charged with forcing, threatening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian film industry rocked by ‘fantasy film’ linked to American director sought in double murder
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
ROME (AP) — The head of the Italian Culture Ministry’s film department resigned Thursday following revelations that an American film director accused in a double homicide had secured nearly $1 million in tax credits from the ministry for a film he never made. The Culture Ministry announced the resignation of Nicola Borrelli in a brief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Incredibly ambitious and probably really stupid’: R.T. Thorne’s sci-fi debut ’40 Acres’
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — R.T. Thorne says he could have played it safe with his debut feature. Instead, he swung for the fences, writing an epic sci-fi thriller about generational trauma, cannibalism and humanity’s connection with land — all set in what he calls “a post-apocalyptic world where the stakes are at the absolute highest.” “For my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10 songs to celebrate Oasis’ reunion, from top hits to B-sides
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
The reunion to end all reunions is set to take place this Friday. That’s when the Britpop band Oasis gets together for a five-month world tour kicking off in Cardiff, Wales, officially marking the end of the yearslong feud between bandmates and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The best way to celebrate this almost too-good-to-be-true ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
For nearly two years, a nearly nonstop parade of allegations and revelations has ravaged and unraveled Sean “Diddy” Combs’ carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host, Grammy-winning artist and music executive, brand ambassador and reality TV star. It culminated in a verdict Wednesday that saw Combs acquitted of the most serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge denies bid by the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s killing for a new trial in a jailhouse fight
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is awaiting trial in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, has lost a bid for a new trial in a separate battery case tied to a jailhouse fight. The ruling came Wednesday after a tense hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom that underscored the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The potential sentence faced by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for his prostitution-related crime
By Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial convicted him of prostitution-related crime but cleared him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Here’s what we know about the potential sentence: Will Combs spend years in prison? The three-time Grammy award winner was convicted of flying people around the country, ... Read More »
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