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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next – even before ‘Conclave’
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death. “A pope dies, they make another,” goes one, suggesting how life goes on. “Every death of a pope …” starts another, indicating a rare occurrence. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested their case without calling any witnesses. “No, I do not,” Hadi Matar, 27, said when asked by Chautauqua County Judge David Foley whether he wished to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We need to be strong’: Music producer Bob Ezrin boasts of Canadian pride after performing arts award
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Veteran music producer Bob Ezrin says he’s “beyond proud” to be among this year’s recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, especially as a newly repatriated Canadian in the midst of renouncing his U.S. citizenship. The dual citizen says he declared his intent to give up U.S. ties in January and is awaiting approval, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAG Awards presenters will include Grande, Chalamet, Erivo and Yeoh
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Mikey Madison and other stars of the top Screen Actors Guild Awards film nominees will be among the presenters at Sunday’s ceremony. Organizers announced Thursday presenters will also include “Wicked” co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Bowen Yang. The musical is the leading nominee at the show, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jann Arden planned to make a 1970s-flavoured covers album; her label had other ideas
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Jann Arden’s nostalgia trip faced a major detour partway through making “Mixtape,” her new album of 1990s pop covers. When the Calgary-based singer-songwriter first set out to record a throwback project with producing partner Russell Bloom, the two imagined her taking on classic songs from further back in the zeitgeist than three decades ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Take one of the big winners of the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” a film that’s been dominating conversations since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September. You ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, Amazon MGM announced Thursday that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control. Longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they would be stepping back. Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Tragically Hip’s songs inspire jukebox musical, set for 2026 Hamilton debut
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
TORONTO — The Tragically Hip’s songbook is getting the jukebox musical treatment under the guidance of “Come From Away” producer Michael Rubinoff. Named after a Hip song, the show dubbed “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” promises to draw on the band’s deep catalogue of Canadian classics, including lyrics by late frontman Gord ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music producer Bob Ezrin, actor Graham Greene among Governor General’s performing arts laureates
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Music producer Bob Ezrin and actors Graham Greene and Patrick Huard are among the latest recipients of Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts. The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation announced the laureates this morning for its lifetime artistic achievement award. They include Sandra Laronde, the founding artistic director of the Indigenous performance company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outrage over Indian YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia raises social media regulation concerns
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — A famous YouTuber in India is facing public outrage and a police investigation after he made an allegedly obscene remark on a YouTube show, raising questions about freedom of speech in a country where digital creators in the past have come under fire for their content. The controversy began last week ... Read More »
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