Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White...
‘I’m on a stamp’: Hip-hop icon Michie Mee gets Canada Post stamp honouring trailblazers
Her music brought together a generation, pushing boundaries and cementing herself as one of Canada’s first hip-hop superstars.Blending reggae sounds into her rhymes, Michie Mee became the first Canadian rapper to sign with a major American label, but she never forgot her roots. “The courage. About...
Barrett helps Raptors snap two-game skid with 107-100 win over Jazz
R.J. Barrett scored a team-high 21 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili came off the bench to add 20 to help the Toronto Raptors to a 107-100 win against the struggling Utah Jazz on Sunday. Scottie Barnes celebrated being named to his...
Latest: Kendrick Lamar most-awarded rapper in Grammys history
The 68th annual Grammy Awards are underway from Los Angeles, airing on Citytv, CBS and Paramount+. Kendrick Lamar’s stands atop hip-hop’s Grammy hill as the most-awarded rapper in the ceremony’s history, having won four awards so far on Sunday night....
Elderly man dies after being struck by vehicle in North York
A man in his 70s has died after being struck by a vehicle in North York on Sunday afternoon. Toronto police were called to the Keele Street and Densley Avenue area, south of Lawrence Avenue, just before 3 p.m. for...
The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
Awards season has coincided with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdowns. Those questions again surfaced Sunday as music’s biggest stars walked the...
Raptors’ Scottie Barnes named to NBA all-star team
Scottie Barnes is heading back to the NBA All-Star Game. The Toronto Raptors forward was voted to the 2026 all-star team as a reserve on Sunday by the league’s coaches. Barnes has been the leader for the fourth-place Raptors all...
Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Sunday that the existence of “horrible photographs” and troubling email correspondence does not “allow us necessarily to...
4 charged, potential bomb-making chemicals found in home near Western University
A late-night trespassing call at Western University has turned into a serious police investigation involving hazardous chemicals capable of being used to create a bomb Police in London, Ont., say just after 1:30 a.m. on January 24, they were called...
OPP investigate death of inmate at Bath Institution near Kingston
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Bath Institution, west of Kingston. Investigators say a 49-year-old inmate was located in medical distress in his cell just before 10 a.m. on January 29. He was taken...
