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Tickets to Canada’s FIFA World Cup games popular despite hefty price tag
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Tickets to next summer’s FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver and Toronto continue to be a hot commodity, despite eye-popping resale prices. Soccer’s international governing body announced last week that more than two million tickets have been sold for the tournament’s 104 games, to be played across Canada, the United States and Mexico between June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-platinum rapper Toosii has committed to playing football at Syracuse
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Rap artist Toosii is taking time off from his multi-platinum music career by going forward with his dream to pursue football after saying he has committed to Syracuse University. The 25-year-old made the announcement in a message posted Monday on social media, and a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Toosii’s commitment to The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siminovitch winner Ravi Jain on making meaning — and theatre — out of anger
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
TORONTO — The first three times Ravi Jain was up for Canada’s top theatre prize, the finalists found out who won ahead of the ceremony. This year, that changed, leaving the founder of Toronto’s Why Not Theatre in suspense much of Monday in the lead-up to the event where the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Chappell Roan, Demi Lovato and Maren Morris will help ring in the new year on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” with additional performances by 50 Cent, Charlie Puth, OneRepublic and Pitbull. The show on Dec. 31 will be live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. EST, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reasons, ahead of his planned end date of February 2026. The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindsay Davenport signs on for 2 more years as US captain for the Billie Jean King Cup
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Lindsay Davenport signed a two-year contract renewal to remain the Billie Jean King Cup captain for the United States, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday. Davenport led the Americans to the team competition’s final this year, their first appearance in that round since 2018. The U.S. lost to Italy. Davenport became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
QUÉBEC — The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party has booted Marwah Rizqy from caucus, saying she has broken his trust. Pablo Rodriguez issued a statement announcing his decision ahead of a scheduled news conference later today. The Quebec Liberals have been in crisis since Rizqy — the party’s former leader in the legislature — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Top New Shows (US) 1. Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, MS NOW 2. Something About Cari, Dateline NBC 3. Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer, iHeart True Crime 4. The Rest Is Science, Goalhanger 5. Crissle’s Couch, CAKE MEDIA 6. Once We Were Spacemen, Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk 7. Wingmen with Matthew & ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Apple TV app – Top Movies
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. One Battle After Another 2. Bugonia 3. Regretting You 4. The Long Walk 5. Wicked 6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 7. Roofman 8. F1: The Movie 9. Home Alone 10. Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-Apple-Books-Top-10
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Carina Press) 2. Tom Clancy Executive Power by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. The Widow by John Grisham (JG Publishing) 4. Nash Falls by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 5. Exit Strategy by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods dealing with uncertain times with his golf, the Ryder Cup and reshaping the PGA Tour
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
So much about the future of Tiger Woods is uncertain. Woods said Tuesday in the Bahamas he has just been cleared to chip and putt since a seventh back surgery on Oct. 10. He is not playing in his Hero World Challenge and said he won’t be playing in the PNC Championship in two weeks ... Read More »
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