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Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous itâs canceling its tour
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fans and crew. The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Country singer Josh Ross, ‘American Idol’ star Cameron Whitcomb lead CCMA Awards noms
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
TORONTO â Breakout country singer Josh Ross and “American Idol” star Cameron Whitcomb are the leading nominees headed into the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. The CCMA announced on Thursday that both musicians secured six nods each, and would face off in the fans’ choice, male artist, entertainer and single of the year categories. They’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit – 63 years after its release
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in âPretty Little Baby,â which has become a viral hit on TikTok six decades after its release. As of Thursday, more than 22.5 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Country singers Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb lead CCMA Award nominees
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Country singers Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb are the top nominees at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards with six nods each. Both are up for fans’ choice, male artist, entertainer and single of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: âThe Hiroshima Menâ is a reminder of the horrific human costs of atomic attack
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
John Hersey was a 32-year-old reporter who returned from Japan with in 1946 with a groundbreaking story that challenged U.S. governmentâs version of its atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, showing the human consequences were far more horrific and extensive than the American public had been told. Herseyâs 30,000-word piece for The New Yorker magazine focused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) â The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trumpâs request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending. Trump’s Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ari Aster made a movie about polarized America. ‘Eddington’ has been polarizing
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â A Post-it note sat near Ari Aster while he wrote âEddingtonâ: âRemember the phones.â âEddingtonâ may be set during the pandemic, but the onset of COVID-19 isn’t its inciting incident. Outside the fictional New Mexico town, a data center is being built. Inside Eddington, its residents â their brains increasingly addled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) â The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The White House had described the package as a test case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fans and crew. The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale dies
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale has died at 71. The organization says the veteran Toronto film producer died on July 10. Her obituary says she fought cancer with the “fierce determination” she had brought to all other aspects of her life. In 1993, Nightingale teamed up with veteran documentary filmmaker Paul Jay to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and â60s whose hits include âPretty Little Babyâ and âWhoâs Sorry Now?â â the latter that would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy â has died at age 87. Her death was announced ... Read More »
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