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Ontario proposes fix to issue of dwindling long-term care cultural admissions
By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing a pilot project to tweak long-term care priority rules in order to address a problem of declining and mismatched admissions to the province’s cultural homes. The issue was created by the Progressive Conservative government’s own 2022 law known as Bill 7, which has been criticized for allowing people to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies at 92
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated the “Peanuts” comic strip and penned the lyrics for the theme song of the animation series “Astro Boy,” died Nov. 13, his son Kensaku Tanikawa said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
By Beth Harpaz, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people,” she said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel ‘Held’
By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Anne Michaels won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and trauma. The Giller jury cited the novel as an impactful and hypnotic exploration of mortality, resilience and desires. Michaels appealed for “unity” among “all the arts” during her speech at the Toronto ceremony, held under the shadow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel ‘Held’
By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
Toronto poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war, trauma and love. The winner refused interviews at the gala, which took place under the shadow of protests by members of the literary community who criticize award sponsors that are associated with Israeli military. More coming. Note ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate burglary at Windsor Castle estate, fueling concerns about royal security
By The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police are investigating a burglary on the Windsor Castle estate, fueling concerns about security at the royal residence west of London. The suspects stole a pickup truck and a quad bike from a farm building on the estate just before midnight on Oct. 13, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, has died at 92
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated the “Peanuts” comic strip and penned the lyrics for the theme song of the animation series “Astro Boy,” died Nov. 13, his son Kensaku Tanikawa said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrators chant, wave banners outside Giller bash to protest prize sponsors
By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Giller Prize gala chanting and waving signs that demanded organizers of the lucrative book prize cut ties with some sponsors associated with Israel. Demonstrators gathered in front of a downtown Toronto hotel late afternoon Monday as the ceremony was about to begin, shouting at cars as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers. With feelings still raw two weeks after the election, their journey to Trump’s Florida home hasn’t gone over that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring
By The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
LOGAN, Utah (AP) – A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah. Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, walked into a courtroom in Logan, Utah, with his head hung low as he entered the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at his ... Read More »
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