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Former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh apologizes for attending Kendrick Lamar show
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
TORONTO — Jagmeet Singh is saying sorry for attending one of Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto concerts last week. The former NDP leader issued an apology on Sunday after being called out by Drake, who branded him a “goof” for being seen at the Rogers Centre supporting his rap nemesis amid their ongoing feud. Singh’s statement said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juror dismissed in Diddy trial despite protests by Combs’ lawyers
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose. Judge Arun Subramanian made the ruling after rejecting arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge dismisses juror over protests by lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose. Judge Arun Subramanian made the ruling after rejecting arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on overtourism
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered most of Monday when staff went on strike in frustration over what they called unmanageable crowds at an institution crumbling from within. It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works by Leonardo da ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28: June 22: Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 82. Journalist Brit Hume is 82. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 81. Singer Howard “Eddie” Kaylan of The Turtles is 78. Singer Todd Rundgren is 77. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 76. Actor Meryl Streep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: A new biography goes long and deep on the rise and fall of rock band Talking Heads
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the re-release of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made, Jonathan Gould has published a comprehensive biography of the seminal band that injected an art school vibe into popular music and forever changed rock ‘n’ roll. Gould, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: An aging widow’s European river cruise turns deadly in ‘Murder Takes a Vacation’
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
Muriel Blossom began her fictional career as a minor character in 2008, serving as an assistant to private detective Tess Monaghan, the protagonist in twelve of Laura Lippman’s fine crime novels. Over the years, she proved valuable to Tess, excellent at surveillance because of an uncanny ability to blend into the background. But now, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourism movement
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them. Her weapon of choice — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — is an increasingly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overwhelmed and understaffed, the Louvre shuts its doors – a warning sign for global overtourism
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution is crumbling from within. It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works by Leonardo da ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union protest forces the Louvre in Paris to delay opening as visitors wait in long line-ups
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines outside the iconic Paris institution as staff held a protest over working conditions. According to union representative Sarah Sefian of the CGT-Culture, the disruption was caused by a spontaneous movement among front-of-house staff, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lines stretch outside the Louvre in Paris as opening delayed for undisclosed emergency meeting
By Canadian Press on June 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines outside the iconic Paris institution as staff held a protest over working conditions. According to union representative Sarah Sefian of the CGT-Culture, the disruption was caused by a spontaneous movement among front-of-house staff, including ... Read More »
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