Utility says power back on in Kimmirut after days-lon outage
KIMMIRUT, Nunavut – Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday. Quillik Energy Corporation, the...
Hope for a Gordon Lightfoot museum ‘still very much alive’ in his hometown
TORONTO – Gordon Lightfoot’s folk music legacy could still be honoured with a museum in his Ontario hometown. Pam Carter, president of the Mariposa Folk Festival,...
Olivia Rodrigo watches Man United play Chelsea in the Premier League
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo was part of the crowd for Manchester United’s Premier League soccer game against Chelsea on Sunday. The pop star emerged...
‘Venom 3’ tops box office again, while Tom Hanks film struggles
“Venom: The Last Dance” enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales,...
‘We are scared’: Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it
WASHINGTON – It felt like his future was at stake when 18-year-old Carter Fay cast an early ballot in the United States election. “The reality is...
UK prosecutors are mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are...
True crime’s popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It’s not all good
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own...
Mark Carney to release book ‘The Hinge’, a look at Canada’s ‘path forward’
TORONTO – Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is publishing his prescription for “a path forward” as Canada faces an “increasingly divided and dangerous” world....
‘Universal Language’ named best Canadian movie at Vancouver film festival
“Universal Language,” an absurdist dramedy by Winnipeg writer-director Matthew Rankin, has claimed the $15,000 award for best Canadian film at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival....
Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island of Capri more than 60 years...